Jerry Murrell's $1.5M Bonus: Apology & Appreciation

0:00It's March 30th. You're listening to U.S. News today, AI-powered coverage from across America. I'm Cory with the story. Five guys founder, Jerry Morrell, just dropped $1.5 million in bonuses to about 2500 employees after there. Fortieth anniversary promotion went totally sideways. The buy one get one free deal earlier this year pulled in way more customers than they planned for, crashing the app and forcing some stores to kill. He offered early, which lit up backlash all over social media. Morrell owned up to the mess in a recent interview, saying they straight up screwed it up, and he didn't want folks turning on him after the... Chaos joking. He wasn't trying to end up like that United Healthcare CEO who got taken out last year. To make your ride for the crew buried under the rush, he spread the cash as a thank you, figuring it be blowing it on luxuries, even if his wife thought it was nuts. He said sorry back in February 18th, then gave the promo a four day redo in March, while

1:01Morrell keeps steering the ship he started in. Arlington, Virginia, back in 1986.