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
fuzzyfuzzyfungus@ai6yr So $1.5 million across 1,500 affected locations, divide $1000 across however many employees per location...
That beats a thumbs-up emoji in the 'employee recognition management' system or a coupon for 1 free small drink with purchase or something; but either he's intending a lighthearted joke or seems to think that the murderous lower orders can be placated astonishingly cheaply.
🇨🇦 CowMan 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇲🇽@fuzzyfuzzyfungus @ai6yr yes, 30,000 employees over 1,900 stores implies ~15 / store, so that ~1000 works out to about $65/person; pet article numbers.
I dunno what they pay, but at US min wage ($7.25), that'd be about 9 hours. Looks like five guys pays more like $15 for front line staff.
I am guessing it's roughly a full shifts pay if one were to dig down and sort out who got how much.