Five Guys CEO Gives $1.5M Bonus to Workers, Citing Fear of Being "Shot in the Back"

Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell distributed his $1.5 million bonus to his employees, reportedly making a controversial remark alluding to a healthcare CEO's killing as a reason for his decision after a botched promotion.

27 Mar, 16:47 — 27 Mar, 16:47

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Five Guys CEO says he gave his $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 Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Five Guys’ chief executive officer, Jerry Murrell, said he gave a $1.5m bonus to employees of his US-based burger restaurant chain because “I didn’t want anybody shooting me” after the company recently “screwed … up” a buy-one-get-one-free promotion. Murrell didn’t elaborate on the comment, w...

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Five Guys CEO Gives $1.5M Bonus to Workers, Citing Fear of Being "Shot in the Back"

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

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