Five Guys CEO Says He Gave $1.5M Staff Bonuses To Avoid Being Assassinated

Five Guys founder and CEO Jerry Murrell says he has given out $1.5M in staff bonuses to ensure he won’t get assassinated like the UnitedHealthcare boss who was gunned down by Luigi Mangione.

Murrell, 82, distributed $1,500,000 total, which provided $1,000 checks to employees at 1,500 U.S. locations.

The decision followed a chaotic 40th-anniversary “buy-one-get-one-free” promotion in February this year that overwhelmed employees and frustrated customers.

In fact the promotion caused sales to surge 130% – way beyond the expected 20% – leading to app crashes, food shortages, and intense pressure on frontline workers, which I guess he figured may have prompted some of them to consider assassinating him.

Murrell told Fortune magazine, “I didn’t want anybody shooting me in the back or anything after the first day, because we really screwed it up”.

“I was gonna buy my wife a new fur coat, and I spent it on [the bonus] instead. She still looks at me like I’m stupid. But I thought it was worth it. They worked so hard. They were so overwhelmed.”​

Well, alright. But how are you going to make it up to your customers? Here’s an idea – how about not charging £20 for a burger and chips so we can actually start eating at Five Guys again?

About as overpriced as healthcare in the U.S., which is the reason Luigi Mangione shot that guy in the first place. Just saying…

For the five guys who were arrested for fighting at Five Guys, click HERE.