MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen. Source: YouTube
Leaked footage of an office furniture industry titan urging her staff to leave “pity city” and stop asking about their bonuses has surged across social media, eliciting sharp criticism from viewers and leading corporate leadership to claim the clip was taken out of context.
A video clip recently posted to Twitter shows Andi Owen, CEO of MillerKnoll, the company behind the ubiquitous Aeron office chair and the Eames lounge chair, addressing staff during a March conference call.
It opens with Owen encouraging staff at the US$1.36 billion (AU$2 billion) company to stay perseverant after years of market disruptions.
“None of us could have predicted COVID, none of us could have predicted supply chain [disruptions], none of us could have predicted bank failures,” Owen said.
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