Chase Bank’s attempt at giving its Twitter followers some “Monday Motivation” went over like a lead balloon Monday.
The tweet, a mock conversation between an every-person customer and their bank account accuses the consumer of spending money frivolously. The conversation went like this:
“You: why is my balance so low
Bank account: make coffee at home
Bank account: eat the food that’s already in the fridge
Bank account: you don’t need a cab, it’s only three blocks
You: I guess we’ll never know
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Bank account: seriously?”
The bank quickly deleted the tone-deaf tweet after it was roundly criticized, including by Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren who reminded the bank of its $25 billion bailout during the 2008 recession. The bank later repaid the Treasury.
California freshman Democrat Katie Porter also slammed Chase.
“Hey @Chase, try paying your workers more,” Porter tweeted Monday. “Families aren’t spending frivolously; they’re trying to pay rent.”
Earlier in 2019, Chase reported $32.5 billion in profit from the year prior.
The Chase account responded to the backlash, saying, “Our #MondayMotivation is to get better at #MondayMotivation tweets. Thanks for the feedback Twitter world.”
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