MillerKnoll CEO sparks backlash after telling employees to leave "Pity City" over lack of bonuses
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The CEO of a high-end office furniture company is sparking a backlash over a video in which she exhorts employees to "leave Pity City" after some asked about staying motivated in the absence of a company bonus.
Andi Owen, whose company MillerKnoll sells the iconic Herman Miller Aeron chair, along with other upscale furniture, responded in a 1 minute, 21-second video clip that some social media users blasted as "unhinged," "nasty" and "toxic." Owen make the remarks as part of a 75-minute online meeting with workers, according to Vice.
It also isn't lost on viewers that Owen, the former global president of Banana Republic, herself received a hefty compensation package last year. On top of her $1.1 million salary, she received $3.9 million in stock awards and other compensation for the fiscal year ended May 2022, according to MillerKnoll's most recent proxy statement.
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