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Five Guys CEO says he gave a $1.5m bonus to his workers so he wouldn’t get shot in the back

Jerry Murrell seemingly alluded to healthcare CEO killing when he explained giving bonus to workers after bungled promotion

Five Guys CEO says he gave a $1.5m bonus to his workers so he wouldn’t get shot in the back

TL;DR

  • Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell stated he gave a $1.5 million bonus to employees at US stores.
  • Murrell attributed the bonus partly to the company "screwing up" a recent buy-one-get-one-free promotion and to avoid retribution.
  • The promotion, intended to celebrate the chain's 40th anniversary, led to app crashes and overwhelmed store locations.
  • The company issued apologies for the promotion's failure and the difficult situation it created for staff.
  • Murrell's comment about not wanting to be shot was made in an interview with Fortune, shortly after the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed.

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