MillerKnoll CEO Tells Staff To Stop Asking About Bonuses And "Leave Pity City", Apologises Later
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However, after the matter blew up on social media, the CEO wrote to her staff over email and apologised for her statement.
Andi Owen, the CEO of American furniture company MillerKnoll, is facing backlash after a video of her surfaced on social media in which she is seen asking her employees not to live in a "pity city" and that they should stay motivated even if they don't get a bonus. Ms Owen's reply began with a calm encouragement to staff to "focus on the things you can control," such as providing excellent customer service, as per a report in Fortune Magazine. zoom call from a ceo who cancelled all employee bonuses but took a $6.4 million bonus herself pic.twitter.com/SMZP6QQYCX
She says in the video, "Treat each other well. Be kind. Be respectful. Lead by example."
Ms Owen was addressing employee concerns about the loss of their bonus during what appears to be a town hall in which she is motivating workers to meet a sales target before MillerKnoll's fiscal year finishes at the end of May. "Don't ask about 'what are we going to do if we don't get a bonus?' Get the damn $26 million," she said, citing an internal metric.
