
Chase Bank removes tweet blaming coffee for people being broke.
On Monday, Chase Bank's Twitter account posted a tweet about saving money, which was deleted 20 minutes later due to criticism of its tone.
The tweet aimed to provide 'Monday Motivation' by encouraging people to be financially responsible but was labeled as 'poor-shaming' by many.
It depicted a hypothetical conversation between a bank customer and their bank account, where the customer questions their low balance and the bank account suggests ways to save money like making coffee at home and walking short distances instead of taking a cab.
Chase Bank, with 365,000 Twitter followers, removed the post swiftly after posting it.
After deleting the tweet, the Twitter account acknowledged the feedback, stating, 'Our #MondayMotivation is to get better at #MondayMotivation tweets.'
Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the tweet, highlighting that JPMorgan Chase had received over $25 billion in taxpayer money during the 2008 government bailout.
Some Twitter users objected to the tweet's tone of chastising people for their spending habits, while others criticized Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, whose salary recently exceeded $31 million.
Rep. Katie Porter from California condemned the tweet, stating that it reflected the bank's and Dimon's disconnect from the realities faced by their workers.
Amid the backlash, one Twitter user emphasized the importance of addressing bad habits for a better life but stressed that shaming someone for being poor is unacceptable.