Kroger grocery company CEO Rodney McMullen cut COVID-19 hazard pay for food workers last year just months into the pandemic — then scooped up a record $22.4 million in compensation for himself, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
McMullen’s pay package was revealed Thursday in a regulatory filing. His compensation rose almost 6% from the prior year, padded by a bigger bonus, a salary hike and stock awards, Bloomberg noted. That was McMullen’s biggest take ever since he became CEO in 2013.
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The minimum wage in the US is $7.25 an hour. You couldn't live on 2 full-time jobs at that rate. Why go to work when you're just digging the hole deeper? Meanwhile, the big-shots take huge bonuses, and for what?
I'm glad this generation is standing up to the lousy wages. Don't work for scraps. Demand a living wage.
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