CEO who went viral for 'pity city' comment on bonuses apologizes to staff: 'I feel terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive'

• MillerKnoll CEO Andrea Owen apologized to staff for comments that "seemed insensitive." 
• She had told workers to stop asking about being motivated without bonuses and "leave pity city."
• In a companywide email, Owen said her comments on bonuses "landed in a way that I did not intend."

Andrea Owen, the CEO of furniture company MillerKnoll, apologized to staff in a companywide email after a video of her responding to employee questions about staying motivated while potentially losing their bonuses went viral.