AI6YR BenThe Guardian: Five Guys CEO says he gave a $1.5m bonus to his workers so he wouldn’t get shot in the back
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/five-guys-ceo-workers-bonus
Dave Clark@ai6yr he gave $100 per store! That's it
@bedirthan Hmmm, maybe he did not stave off what he fears.
@bedirthan Oooh... 30,000 employees. So, 1.5 million dollars, divided by 30,000 is $50 each, lol.
@ai6yr that's global stores though. Promo was only the 1500 stores in US
@bedirthan I mean, $50 or $100 to an employee who wants to murder you is probably not enough. Probably BETTER to NOT have your employees even thinking of such a thing, lol.
FeloniousPunk@ai6yr @bedirthan Four Guys
fuzzyfuzzyfungus@ai6yr @bedirthan I suspect that efficacy is less about the exact value and more about the perception of justice.
Someone who would kill you or not over a difference of $50 is an atypical and probably quite dangerous person; but the actual cost of ensuring that someone thinks they are being fairly treated rather than not is often pretty small; and it's the sense of being ill-treated with impunity that really tweaks the moral sentiments of even the fairly laid back.
@bedirthan Looks like $789 per store if I did the math right.
Nazo@ai6yr @bedirthan Just the action itself alone is enough for many people in my experience. Most will never even process the fact that they got what amounts to a bit of change from the top where just a simple raise would help so much more.
And that sounds like it's a one time bonus too, not even recurring.
@nazokiyoubinbou @bedirthan I mean, you might make more smuggling out french fries at the end of your shift 🤪
@ai6yr @bedirthan Oh you could absolutely swipe more than $50 worth of fries over the course of a full year. Even just getting pens or paper towels or something would easily exceed a one time $50 over the course of a year.
It's actually pretty difficult to do anything as low as that. But hey, if you add it *all* together and say they're giving out "one and a half million" it sure sounds like a lot then doesn't it?
It works too.
Zen Zero ☯️ ◯@ai6yr @SRDas @bedirthan I just two minutes ago deposited a $62 settlement check from a class action law suit. It’s really silly.
@xvf17 @SRDas @bedirthan I once got a 5 cent check for a class action lawsuit, I didn't even bother to go deposit it.
Mother BonesWell in that case now he's stirred up more than he can contain by insulting them. Be on the lookout for Five Guys news stories! 😳