'Leave pity city', CEO tells employees worried about not getting a bonus
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The CEO of a furniture company was recorded and filmed on Zoom telling employees worried about not getting a bonus to "leave pity city".
Herman Miller CEO Andi Owen told employees to stop "thinking about what you’re going to do if you don’t get a bonus".
Herman Miller is an American company that makes office furniture, equipment, and home furnishings.
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What a horrible horrible person glad she’s not my boss
are you sure about that? Most of them are like this
That boom at the end shows how impressed she is with herself.
Oh dear lord, I just noticed. The cringe.
I guarantee employees gave her the double middle finger and made that boom sound as soon as they saw it
This will go down in history of what NOT to do as a CEO. Additionally, if she took her bonus and divided it out amongst all employees, they would have each gotten $1,875, and would have generated a TON of good will.
They don't think like that unfortunately.
Other executives would be minding their tone and mincing their words maybe throwing the operation team a bone to keep it internally
How did you get that math? They have 11,000 employees
@@JohnDoe-np3xd I read they had 3,500 employees. My point still stands though regardless of how many employees. Even if it was just say $100 an employee. To see your CEO say "I'm not getting a bonus, but you are" goes for miles.
Why would she give her employees a bonus when they can’t even do their job and her the $26M?
Why don’t CEOs understand that we DON’T CARE if the company does well?!
We work for money.
They think we work for the company culture and amazing “benefits” not because we have mouths to feed and rent/bills to pay
Why should anyone work harder if you don't get a red cent for it?
😂😂😂
I see no lies here :D. Yeah, they're upset that you don't care if they get their nice fat CEO 3M bonus this year.
If that's your attitude, then you deserve a CEO like this. For starters, your paychecks don't keep coming if the company fails. Everyone should be on the same team with success in mind, just like a professional sports team. And the better you perform, the better your paycheck and bonuses will eventually be. People with your attitude will never advance and will just keep bouncing from job to job doing the bare minimum.
I love how she tees this up with a message about treating each other with compassion, and then proceeds to go on a rant which seriously lacks compassion for her employees…
Even better is that she said to "lead by example" yet there's no commitment of any sacrifices on her part
is this a S&L skit?
@@bobobobo-ki2fw Yes
Welcome to America LMFAO! This is how things work here. We go on a speel about working hard and it's usually the person who sits on their ass giving the speech. Or How you shouldn't worry about a damn bonus from the person who's getting a HUGE one. lmfao America is awesome!
@@bobobobo-ki2fw Nope. This actually happened during a company meeting and was recorded on teams.
This lady left me a bit speechless. Telling your employees they aren't receiving a bonus well asking them to focus on their work and get that 26 million isn't going to incentivize them to well, but anyways what are you doing with your 4* million bonus boss
Most ceos and execs in the corporatw world are like this, they will lie to you and tell you what you want to hear while they steal all the money
Nah, $1.2M is her normal salary. Her bonus is the other $4M.
She’s lucky she lives in the US and not China. This women deserves something 💀
her pay to her average employee pay is 111:1
She's a psycho and her true nature was revealed in a split second of what she thinks about employees.
“Dang millennials don’t want to work anymore.” Gee, I wonder why. Slave 8-10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week only to hear this. I wouldn’t work for her either.
Please do not compare hours like that to SLAVERY.
@BUCS R. Oh shut up
@@bucsr.6106 It might not be chattel slavery, but it is wage slavery. “Hours like that” are too long anyway.
I used to work for a warehouse, getting freight ready to load trucks. We worked until completion and was told so when hired. About 3 months in, we lose a few people, shifts go from 9 hours to 10, which was fine at first since they told us they got more hires to cover the work.
3 more months go by, we are working 14-hour shifts, and there are no new hires. More people have left, and some of the ones that stayed are starting to call out and leave early. Can't blame them for how the situation was. But it was still frustrating.
Suddenly, we are working 16-18 hour shifts for about two months straight. We were lucky to get put after 14. But then, one week, it was just me and 3 others working. We worked anywhere between 17-20 hours. There would be times when we would just sleep in the break room so we could get back to work 3 hours later. That week, I had 93 hours on my paycheck, and I quickly quit after. No amount of money is worth torture and depression.
I spent one year of my life in that hell hole. Never again
@@doravee how long do you think the work week should be?
God the tone shift when she starts talking about the $26m, it took her so much effort to keep all that vileness contained until that point
Did you deny your bonus? Miss "lead by example"
My favorite part is the very end where she does the proverbial ‘mic drop’ thing like she just made some genius statement
Right? She was so smug about her nastiness!
Boom! She thinks she nailed it.
I cant believe not only these people dont get bonus but have to sit through these christmas theme townhalls and get abused.
Hasn’t gone really well since the invisible mic drop
That was super cringe
If she did in fact take the $1.2 mil bonus and then had the nerve to ask the employees to sacrifice for the company she should be fired. It amazes me how these executives are offended by people who want to be paid for their work while they are pocketing millions.
No She should not..DD Sara?, make sure they get your Starbucks coffee correct.
@JTFSIX You're a sycophant to the wealthy and a system designed to go against your interests. I'll never understand that position.
@@JTFSIX you sound really smart.
She is what the board wants. I doubt anything will happen, other then a huge job fair next month to replace the people that quit.
She didn’t get 1.2 million as a bonus, that's her regular salary. She took 3.9 MILLION as a bonus.
Classic arrogance from a privileged C-rank officer out of touch. How about she doesn't take a bonus for a change?
You guys are worried about your $250 bonus! What about my $5 million bonus!
"Stop thinking about what you're gonna do if you can't afford to pay your bills and start thinking about how you can work harder for MY benefit"
Why is there such a large discrepancy in the salary paid to the CEO and the salaries paid to the people who do the work that produces the products and services?
How about leading with example, she needs to be fired. Thats absolutely disgusting.
All the empathy of a serial killer. Gets bonus she probably didn't need, mocks staff for asking about bonus they probably do need. If she wasn't running a company, she'd be hacking up bodies and stuffing them in barrels 100%
Joshua Fluke covers some of these gems of professional industries. You guys should bring him in to give some opinions on them!
CEO should get their pay docked for underperforming at there job
You can’t be a CEO my dear ! Give the money back to your employees ! And hope you ‘ be fired with abolutely minimum package ! Your carreer is done !
Omg she did not say that??? Wow ! Speechless!!!
"it is going to get better."
A bonus would make things a little better...
Ironic, she just said ".. treat people well.. be kind and talk to others" then become fierce a moment later. Whom is she's been talking to? A bunch of vegetables? Preach yeahh!! 🤣
Her job is to keep them scared and not to question the higher hierarchies
Work you plebs, while I'll spend your money.
Gaslighting at its finest.
How is that gaslighting?
The funny part is that she took in $5 millions last year, versus $44K for her average employee. Shameless.
A company is nothing without its people, otherwise, it's a sole proprietorship. I think Andi needs to do the walk of shame and apologize to every single employee... individually, or she no longer needs to work there... Making a statement of I am sorry, doesn't cut it.
Isn't the reason why we work, to make money and provide for our families? 90% of people working in customer service roles that this woman speaks of are purely doing their job to earn money. This woman clearly doesn't know what it is like working in a minimum wage job, working overtime just to earn enough to provide. What an out of touch world we live in, ran by corrupt millionaires that have never once been in their employees shoes.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves ..."
I’m really curious to know what sort of qualifications she had to become a CEO? What did she do that other couldn’t do?
She said "dont ask about the bonus, get the damn 26 million dollars" if employees can get 26 million dollars, they wouldnt have asked about the bonus?
I remembered an old told us "dont ask questions you dont know the answer to" wtf??? Isnt that what we ask questions?
Even Gandhi would slap her after that mic drop.
Owen's compensation declined last year, with her total pay package falling to $4.9 million in 2022 from $6.4 million in the prior fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing.
bonuses are not guaranteed….unless of course you are the CEO who has never visited Pity City cause she is getting her bonus still, which is more than every employees bonus combined…… the reason they aren’t getting their bonuses is because in order for to get her expected bonus, she had to make the decision that only the ceo gets one
I would quit! Bye-bye! Start sending out resumes and at every interview say I won't work for a company that is morally bankrupt.
Wonder how many people quit after this little gem of a pep talk🤬
Today. Is the last day of the 25% off spring sale 2023. I know I’ll never buy an Aeron chair cheaper than today. And I really want one, need one for my back. Have been waiting…
But now I won’t buy it, can’t stand the thought of someone like this amidst everyone else being paid no bonus cashing in on hers.
WoW! Pointing fingers and speaking loud? It's the same to say: just shut up and make the company profitable. That's all that matters!
Anyone know a good alternative to HM?
Work hard for your salary a bonus is called a BONUS for a reason.
I LOVE PITA CITY. YUM.
Yall this is exactly how they are i worked there for 2 years and through covid it was horrible
So she made over 5M so far in '23! But her employees don't even get a bonus for their hard work! But she yells gey out and get that 26 million for the company! Yet they get NOTHING!!! I HOPE THEY just go out business and this woman nevet finds employment again
Mrs.I am special you are not !
Honestly I know for a fact that this isn’t even THAT bad compared to what CEOs say to the board behind closed doors
This is why women shouldn't be CEOs. this supposed hardened businesswoman just lost her mind by a simple and logical question, and she lashed out emotionally, rather than keeping her cool under the pressure of a tough but valid question.
Coming from someone that probably got a BONUS 💰 💴 . What a 🧙♀️
Awful communication
Way to lead by example there Andi
How dare you even ask! Yours is to serve and not expect bonuses in return because I alone take reward and bonuses. It's a pleasure for you to serve me! But yours is to be work hard, be kind, but never ask for any reward. Have a great DAY! MWAAAA.
She is not a ceo she is a dictator. N entitled rich person. That keep her bonus. While employees are busting there behind off to get a paycheck n bonus for u rich people to ur bonus very unfair.
Seems like she's reading from something. That didn't come out right.
A true leader who leads by example would have give their bonus to the employees, or not accept one. Her salary is 1.2 mil and her bonus last year was 5 mil. I am assuming that the board has given her quotas to hit and if she doesn't hit that 26 mil she doesn't get her 5 mil or more bonus.
Not the most inspiring leader I feel…
This how 20% of Britain see the other 80% AND THE 80% WILL STILL VOTE TORY 😂😂😂😂.....
HONESTLY THE COUNTRY IS TOTAL JOKE
LEAVE PEETY CEETY !!!!
Why is someone like this even a CEO in the first place when she can't even English correctly......Thoughts?????
Does she hang out with Gwyneth Paltrow?
So incredibly clueless
Her tone was so incredibly condescending. 🤮
How come she did got a bonus???? 6 million plus dollars
"Just get out of pity city" she says as she makes 100x what her employees make. I can't get out of PiTy CiTy if you don't give me enough money, you heartless shrew
And there it is folks "Give me" Give me Enough" are you worth it??.....if you were to knock on her door, would you be able to articulate what you have done to generate revenues? Streamlining processes? Advocate Voice of Customer? and translate that to a financial impact?....No?......STFU......Get back to work, STay Safe, Stay Motivated, Value yourself, create a Standard and Expectation of what you determine as success...and GO GET IT......or the next bus to pity city will be here soon.
@@JTFSIX Are you related to her or something, going around bootlicking in multiple replies lmao
@@starluigi767 it is probably the shrew herself lmao, all this person does is reply to the comments here…if it isn’t someone related to her then imagine how sad their life must be, defending some random CEO who doesn’t even know they exist. What a waste of air.
@JTFSIX let's do a little test. Let's take her bonus away and see if she visits pity city?
@Starluigi lmfao I commented the same thing upon finding this goof, he seems to be taking it personally
She really did well initially in holding back her vileness and anger didn't she
Yup. But too bad for her, reptiles have to shed their skin eventually.
Nah, the glasses and smirk said it all from the start.
Nah..Karen Vibes.
Yep. For a minute. She should have taken more time before that call to think through what she was going to say. A good leader she is not.
Who put this nitwit in charge? Fire them then can her ass….no gold parachute either…….and black list her from getting any other ceo job…
She seems like an evil person
If Greed was a person
if she doesn’t lose her job I will be a sad person
If the board/shareholders fire her, it will be for saying the quiet part out loud.
@@cat_city2009 I would not fire her. She is doing shareholders job. Excellent CEO and that is why she received her bonus.
People who don’t put the physical labor in don’t deserve even their salary. She need to be disappeared.
@@ppen8359 lick that boot some more, go ahead and pretend you can wear it one day.
@@ppen8359 Andi we know it's you 😉
"lead by example" ...she tells everyone but herself
Why does she get one if the sales staff doesn’t get one? Poor leadership shouldn’t be rewarded.
love the quote "lead, lead by example. Treat people well, talk to them, be kind, and get after it"
if only she took her own advice
Wahhhhh.....wahhhhhhhh....STFU.....whens the last time you held a position that truly defines qtrly earnings or have to explain why you are down a certain % That translates to Billions or shareholders that are holding your nuts to the fire?......No?.....Get back to nursing your Starbucks
@@JTFSIX Are you speaking from experience, or just out of your ass? I'd bet on the latter.
And the guys in the warehouse too making the damn chairs. That's a tough job. Source, I worked there
She should get one because she denied bonus to her staff. The shareholders gave her bonus because she did her job. If she had given bonus to her staff then shareholders would have fired her. There were only two choices for her.
CEO has Jekyll and Hyde moment, starts off nice and then rips your face off.
We had a CEO like this when I worked for Rite Aid (subsidiary), our Christmas bonuses were cancelled 17 days before Christmas. Many quality employees were let go (or left) because of her ‘direction’ ideas. She was finally fired in January.
With a massive severance and golden parachute.
Lucky you.Things like this never happens in Asia.Our bosses exploit us on a daily basis,making us work over time and underpaid.😢
@@ReglazeRX and a new CEO job the next month.
She talks about leading by example, but then goes on that tirade and takes her bonus.... great example of leadership and how it takes just one bad person to poison the well.
Andi leads by her vulva
@@VMa-mq3pm there's no need to make sexist comments, as this has nothing to do with her being a female, but everything to do with her pathetically poor managerial skills.
She was paid bonus to be bad. If she were kind then she would have lost her job without bonus.
@@ppen8359 Then that's her own morals that need checked. I would rather have a team of people I know that would do the right thing for me, because i do for them. Again, she's no leader. Leaders stand at the front and do what they can for those around them.
@@danielmac7738 That's not how it works. All CEOs are paid to maximize shareholders wealth and not employees wealth. Investors are not out there to do charity. She did a great job.
One of benefits of social media, it reveals people for who they are…to the entire world.
I would have resigned that day! Disgusting! Terrible leadership!
One can only hope the board fires her, clearly she should not be in that position. Just a terrible person and even worse CEO. Of course she already got her enormous pay and her bonus. Based on how she said it, my guess is there's another bonus for her tied to that $26m. Just sad someone like that is running the company.
CEO gives HERSELF a nice
$1,200,000.00 BONUS and regular employee NOTHING
I would be on Indeed right after this meeting. On company time too.
Exactly and thank you.
Whoa. Is it true you gave yourself a multi-million dollar bonus while telling your employees this? This was bad enough even if that weren’t the case. But gol-ly!
IF it is true - She deserves it.......IMAGINE THE WEIGHT SHE HAD TO CARRY AND ENDURE TO AT LEAST BREAK EVEN WHILE DEALING WITH SUCH INCOMPETENCY..SHIT.....I'D BE HAVING MY TOES SUCKJED ON WHILE THEY FEED ME GRAPES - STAY SAFE, PRAYERS
@@JTFSIX cringe
@@JTFSIXbro you probably suck your own bosses toes without needing to be asked.
That speech she gave wasn't demoralizing at all. I'm sure she's such a thrill to work for.
She gets a bonus but everyone else gets shafted on theirs. What company is this
Greetings from Pity City. I had an interview for your company. First interview: the interviewer forgot. Then rescheduled. During it I learned there will be a second interview for a normal job. The second interview: the interviewer forgot... So I needed to reachedule. Already frustrated by the charade, I considered it a red flag.
Delivery service if their furniture is slow and comms about the order is shockinf. Just avoid it. There are companies which produce quality the out of patent furniture, provide good service, and do not abuse your wallet or own employees.
Let’s get this viral
Already has lol
People say, these young people don't want to work today. Wonder why? They don' t want to end up working for her.
"what we can do is work harder for the same pay"
Funny, I was actually looking to buy an Herman Miller chair just this week. Well, not anymore!
Someone said, "we should be able to liquidate our CEO, literally liquidate them."
This lady needs to be put in a room with everyone she's talking to without security.
She has a severe case of adult onset CEO'ness on top of an acute Richy Rich syndrome, give her a break! ... and a few millions in bonus please, can I get some commitment for that?
love the key words she uses to divert blame such as covid, supply chain, bank failure.
Employees, record your employers. Make them paranoid. They cannot treat people like this.
She’s aiming for the $26 million goal bc that may be her own performance based bonus at play lol. Also why would it improve? There’s going to be a glut of office equipment for decades now that the office is downsized/over
Would happily take her position. I'll take a 1/10th her salary and I can also guarantee that I will never act like this to our valued and esteemed employees at Herman Miller.
The worth of a CEO used to be based on the quality of life they provided to their employees. Now they couldn't care less about the employees, and it's all about quality of life for the CEOs and shareholders. F*** the little guys - they can have an abject poverty party.
I don’t have to worry about my bills or anything, so quit bothering me about your little inconveniences (bills, groceries, mortgages/rent) and make me more money!! (that I don’t even need) #leavepitycity
Oh hey come on, think of the CEOs! What will she do if she can't build her 3rd money castle?
@@Damaxyz I know right! 😭 The poor woman might not even be able to go on her 6th trip to the Bahamas this year.. don’t you people get that??
Ma'am the ole saying is "if you pay peanuts, then you get monkeys". Many employees want to see their business successful. Employees want to be associated with "the best", however human behavior tells us that the "what's in it for me" prevails. In this age of corporate greed, minds are shifting.
This is the Achilles Heel of the free-market capitalist system and why it can never be fixed as long as profit remains the first and foremost goal. Check out what Prof. Richard D. Wolff has to say about Eroski, the co-op in Spain, and see how they operate. Then think about what is happening with what this CEO is saying. Unfettered capitalism has run its course.
She must go off on the employees often if someone felt the need to record it before she even started her rant.
Without a doubt.
Sounds like most pompous hypicritical CEO ... They go on these freakn rants .... A good CEO would of been more tactful and actually found some solutions and answered all concerns with reassurance through their own actions
She couldn't hide her disdain for her employees for even 60 seconds, she lost it at the 50s mark lol
I love it when the true face of the CEO comes out, cause it’s the face of the slave master
Leaders don’t cut people’s bonuses and give themselves one, PERIOD.
I've not yet had a leader who didn't speak like this to employees. In fact, this was far more tame than what I've experienced both as a nurse and working in private school education: lack of empathy, relatability, & tone deaf. I wish more people felt safe enough to expose them. “Treat people well” -she gives great advice, but doesn’t take it herself😮
On an unrelated note, she chose her medical team well b/c her 54 y/o face looks fantastic. Evidence of her own generous bonus. I read a statement recently: there are no longer ugly people, only poor people.
I want a salary that disgusts people 🤔
It's only disgusting because it shows how top heavy these corporations are now. If it becomes a nation of serfs, where busting your a** affords most a life barely better than being in prison, it will fail.
Imagine thinking a chair is worth that stupid amount though... Silly lady. This day and age companies rely solely on weak, materialistic people easily persuaded by marketing.
Herman Miller attacks small companies selling replicas of furniture made 70 years ago with expired patents. Their greed is obscene.
We all should right to access great design without the excessive price tag they use. This was the mid-century modern original designers philosophy and motivation.