RE: America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I agree, sorry, Mr. Moderator, but to me this also is barely on topic. If we 
all started posting articles where Apple is mentioned we’d need secretaries to 
filter the list traffic. Some of the entries are interesting, though, Spirit 
Air for example advertises no frills cheap air fares and people know they get 
no service yet they are dissatisfied? Sort of like going to a $40 a night motel 
and expect a 5 Star room with plus robes, slippers and a chocolate on the 
pillow at night.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Brandon 
Olivares
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:37 PM
To: VIPhone 
Subject: Re: America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today

It may have been tongue-in-cheek, but I agree it's super off-topic.

Anything is possible,
Brandon Olivares
Law of Attraction Coach - 
www.CoCreationCoaching.org<https://www.cocreationcoaching.org>

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching
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On Feb 1, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Christopher Chaltain 
mailto:chalt...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Wow, talk about bait and switch! I was expecting to see Apple listed as one of 
the 20 most hated companies when in fact it was just mentioned as a company 
that uses Foxconn manufactured components. Not only was that pretty misleading 
hype to get me to read this article, it's also really stretching the on 
topicness of this post! This was all said tongue in cheek!


I'm wondering how many people will respond without reading the article claiming 
how unfair it is that Apple gets on such a list.


I was also expecting to see Samsung on the list due to it's Note 7 fiasco.


On 02/01/2018 06:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:

Hello All,

Because Apple is mentioned, I am posting the following article.

Mark

America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today
By Samuel Stebbins, Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter and Charles Stockdale,
24/7 Wall Street,

A company can live or die by its reputation.
Year after year, the vast majority of familiar companies and brands maintain
- or build - their bond with the American consumer by offering dependable
products and services and by cultivating a clean image.

Maintaining the public's confidence is not a foregone conclusion. A single
misstep - such as a price hike or tone-deaf tweet - can be enough to keep
corporate public relations departments scrambling.

In other cases, corporate blunders rise above the threshold of an honest
mistake. Public perceptions of an internal scandal, a toxic work
environment, lax security, or unethical business practices can be enough to
garner disdain from a large segment of American consumers - and in recent
months there was no shortage of such revelations in the business world.

Reviewing a range of information, including major news events from the last
year, customer survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index,
employee reviews on Glassdoor, as well as our own annual customer
satisfaction survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified America's most hated
companies.

Many companies on this list are struggling with discrete incidents that may
be remedied with time and + strategic public relations campaigns. For
others, problems appear much more deeply ingrained within the company's
culture or business model.

20.
The Weinstein Company
Once the darling of the American independent film movement in the 1990s, and
the producer or distributor of over 80 Oscar-winning films, Harvey Weinstein
is now one of the mosted hated public figures in the United States.
Weinstein has been engulfed in controversy since an October 2017 New York
Times expose revealed multiple accounts of sexual abuse committed by the
disgraced movie mogul. Since the story was published, dozens of other sexual
assault victims have spoken out against Weinstein.
Much of the public outrage over the growing scandal has been directed at The
Weinstein Company's leadership, which may have been complicit in Weinstein's
actions. One complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern
District of New York alleges that the company knowingly enabled the criminal
behavior of its co-founder Weinstein. The board of TWC fired Weinstein three
days after the Times' expose, after several board members had stepped down
themselves. The Weinstein Company will likely be forced to completely
rebrand or dissolve as a corporate entity.

19.
United Airlines
The video of a passenger being forcibly removed from his seat on an
overbooked United Airlines flight went viral last year, sparking outrage
across the country and triggering a public relations crisis for the
Chicago-based company. United's handling of the incident only made matters
worse as many perceived CEO Oscar Munoz's apology as half hearted and
dismissive.
United's stock dropped 4% in the days following the incident, wiping as much
as $1 billion off the company's market value. The company has

Re: America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today

[Deidre Muccio]

Maybe we should all be pleased that Apple did not make it as one of the  20 
most hated companies in the US. I read the whole thing. I thought it was a 
great summary.

Deidre


> On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:36 PM, Brandon Olivares  wrote:
> 
> It may have been tongue-in-cheek, but I agree it's super off-topic.
> 
> 
> Anything is possible,
> Brandon Olivares
> Law of Attraction Coach - www.CoCreationCoaching.org
> 
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching
> Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcocreation
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 1, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:
>> 
>> Wow, talk about bait and switch! I was expecting to see Apple listed as one 
>> of the 20 most hated companies when in fact it was just mentioned as a 
>> company that uses Foxconn manufactured components. Not only was that pretty 
>> misleading hype to get me to read this article, it's also really stretching 
>> the on topicness of this post! This was all said tongue in cheek!
>> 
>> 
>> I'm wondering how many people will respond without reading the article 
>> claiming how unfair it is that Apple gets on such a list.
>> 
>> 
>> I was also expecting to see Samsung on the list due to it's Note 7 fiasco.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 02/01/2018 06:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> 
>>> Because Apple is mentioned, I am posting the following article.
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today
>>> By Samuel Stebbins, Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter and Charles Stockdale,
>>> 24/7 Wall Street,
>>> 
>>> A company can live or die by its reputation.
>>> Year after year, the vast majority of familiar companies and brands maintain
>>> - or build - their bond with the American consumer by offering dependable
>>> products and services and by cultivating a clean image.
>>> 
>>> Maintaining the public's confidence is not a foregone conclusion. A single
>>> misstep - such as a price hike or tone-deaf tweet - can be enough to keep
>>> corporate public relations departments scrambling.
>>> 
>>> In other cases, corporate blunders rise above the threshold of an honest
>>> mistake. Public perceptions of an internal scandal, a toxic work
>>> environment, lax security, or unethical business practices can be enough to
>>> garner disdain from a large segment of American consumers - and in recent
>>> months there was no shortage of such revelations in the business world.
>>> 
>>> Reviewing a range of information, including major news events from the last
>>> year, customer survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index,
>>> employee reviews on Glassdoor, as well as our own annual customer
>>> satisfaction survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified America's most hated
>>> companies.
>>> 
>>> Many companies on this list are struggling with discrete incidents that may
>>> be remedied with time and + strategic public relations campaigns. For
>>> others, problems appear much more deeply ingrained within the company's
>>> culture or business model.
>>> 
>>> 20.
>>> The Weinstein Company
>>> Once the darling of the American independent film movement in the 1990s, and
>>> the producer or distributor of over 80 Oscar-winning films, Harvey Weinstein
>>> is now one of the mosted hated public figures in the United States.
>>> Weinstein has been engulfed in controversy since an October 2017 New York
>>> Times expose revealed multiple accounts of sexual abuse committed by the
>>> disgraced movie mogul. Since the story was published, dozens of other sexual
>>> assault victims have spoken out against Weinstein.
>>> Much of the public outrage over the growing scandal has been directed at The
>>> Weinstein Company's leadership, which may have been complicit in Weinstein's
>>> actions. One complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern
>>> District of New York alleges that the company knowingly enabled the criminal
>>> behavior of its co-founder Weinstein. The board of TWC fired Weinstein three
>>> days after the Times' expose, after several board members had stepped down
>>> themselves. The Weinstein Company will likely be forced to completely
>>> rebrand or dissolve as a corporate entity.
>>> 
>>> 19.
>>> United Airlines
>>> The video of a passenger being forcibly removed from his seat on an
>>> overbooked United Airlines flight went viral last year, sparking outrage
>>> across the country and triggering a public relations crisis for the
>>> Chicago-based company. United's handling of the incident only made matters
>>> worse as many perceived CEO Oscar Munoz's apology as half hearted and
>>> dismissive.
>>> United's stock dropped 4% in the days following the incident, wiping as much
>>> as $1 billion off the company's market value. The company has since made
>>> considerable efforts to regain investor and customer confidence. Munoz
>>> announced measures that include increased monetary incentives to leave an
>>> overbooked flight, reduced overbooking, additional employee training, and
>>> reduced paperwork for lost luggage r

Re: America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today

[Brandon Olivares]

It may have been tongue-in-cheek, but I agree it's super off-topic.


Anything is possible,
Brandon Olivares
Law of Attraction Coach - www.CoCreationCoaching.org 


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcocreation 





> On Feb 1, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Christopher Chaltain  wrote:
> 
> Wow, talk about bait and switch! I was expecting to see Apple listed as one 
> of the 20 most hated companies when in fact it was just mentioned as a 
> company that uses Foxconn manufactured components. Not only was that pretty 
> misleading hype to get me to read this article, it's also really stretching 
> the on topicness of this post! This was all said tongue in cheek!
> 
> 
> I'm wondering how many people will respond without reading the article 
> claiming how unfair it is that Apple gets on such a list.
> 
> 
> I was also expecting to see Samsung on the list due to it's Note 7 fiasco.
> 
> 
> On 02/01/2018 06:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> Because Apple is mentioned, I am posting the following article.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today
>> By Samuel Stebbins, Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter and Charles Stockdale,
>> 24/7 Wall Street,
>> 
>> A company can live or die by its reputation.
>> Year after year, the vast majority of familiar companies and brands maintain
>> - or build - their bond with the American consumer by offering dependable
>> products and services and by cultivating a clean image.
>> 
>> Maintaining the public's confidence is not a foregone conclusion. A single
>> misstep - such as a price hike or tone-deaf tweet - can be enough to keep
>> corporate public relations departments scrambling.
>> 
>> In other cases, corporate blunders rise above the threshold of an honest
>> mistake. Public perceptions of an internal scandal, a toxic work
>> environment, lax security, or unethical business practices can be enough to
>> garner disdain from a large segment of American consumers - and in recent
>> months there was no shortage of such revelations in the business world.
>> 
>> Reviewing a range of information, including major news events from the last
>> year, customer survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index,
>> employee reviews on Glassdoor, as well as our own annual customer
>> satisfaction survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified America's most hated
>> companies.
>> 
>> Many companies on this list are struggling with discrete incidents that may
>> be remedied with time and + strategic public relations campaigns. For
>> others, problems appear much more deeply ingrained within the company's
>> culture or business model.
>> 
>> 20.
>> The Weinstein Company
>> Once the darling of the American independent film movement in the 1990s, and
>> the producer or distributor of over 80 Oscar-winning films, Harvey Weinstein
>> is now one of the mosted hated public figures in the United States.
>> Weinstein has been engulfed in controversy since an October 2017 New York
>> Times expose revealed multiple accounts of sexual abuse committed by the
>> disgraced movie mogul. Since the story was published, dozens of other sexual
>> assault victims have spoken out against Weinstein.
>> Much of the public outrage over the growing scandal has been directed at The
>> Weinstein Company's leadership, which may have been complicit in Weinstein's
>> actions. One complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern
>> District of New York alleges that the company knowingly enabled the criminal
>> behavior of its co-founder Weinstein. The board of TWC fired Weinstein three
>> days after the Times' expose, after several board members had stepped down
>> themselves. The Weinstein Company will likely be forced to completely
>> rebrand or dissolve as a corporate entity.
>> 
>> 19.
>> United Airlines
>> The video of a passenger being forcibly removed from his seat on an
>> overbooked United Airlines flight went viral last year, sparking outrage
>> across the country and triggering a public relations crisis for the
>> Chicago-based company. United's handling of the incident only made matters
>> worse as many perceived CEO Oscar Munoz's apology as half hearted and
>> dismissive.
>> United's stock dropped 4% in the days following the incident, wiping as much
>> as $1 billion off the company's market value. The company has since made
>> considerable efforts to regain investor and customer confidence. Munoz
>> announced measures that include increased monetary incentives to leave an
>> overbooked flight, reduced overbooking, additional employee training, and
>> reduced paperwork for lost luggage reimbursement. Still, the company ranks
>> near the bottom among airlines for customer service. United Airlines scored
>> a 70 out of 100 on the 2017 American Customer Satisfaction Index, well below
>> the average score of 7

Re: America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today

[Christopher Chaltain]

Wow, talk about bait and switch! I was expecting to see Apple listed as 
one of the 20 most hated companies when in fact it was just mentioned as 
a company that uses Foxconn manufactured components. Not only was that 
pretty misleading hype to get me to read this article, it's also really 
stretching the on topicness of this post! This was all said tongue in cheek!



I'm wondering how many people will respond without reading the article 
claiming how unfair it is that Apple gets on such a list.



I was also expecting to see Samsung on the list due to it's Note 7 fiasco.


On 02/01/2018 06:33 PM, M. Taylor wrote:

Hello All,

Because Apple is mentioned, I am posting the following article.

Mark

America's Top 20 most-hated companies, USA Today
By Samuel Stebbins, Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter and Charles Stockdale,
24/7 Wall Street,

A company can live or die by its reputation.
Year after year, the vast majority of familiar companies and brands maintain
- or build - their bond with the American consumer by offering dependable
products and services and by cultivating a clean image.

Maintaining the public's confidence is not a foregone conclusion. A single
misstep - such as a price hike or tone-deaf tweet - can be enough to keep
corporate public relations departments scrambling.

In other cases, corporate blunders rise above the threshold of an honest
mistake. Public perceptions of an internal scandal, a toxic work
environment, lax security, or unethical business practices can be enough to
garner disdain from a large segment of American consumers - and in recent
months there was no shortage of such revelations in the business world.

Reviewing a range of information, including major news events from the last
year, customer survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index,
employee reviews on Glassdoor, as well as our own annual customer
satisfaction survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified America's most hated
companies.

Many companies on this list are struggling with discrete incidents that may
be remedied with time and + strategic public relations campaigns. For
others, problems appear much more deeply ingrained within the company's
culture or business model.

20.
The Weinstein Company
Once the darling of the American independent film movement in the 1990s, and
the producer or distributor of over 80 Oscar-winning films, Harvey Weinstein
is now one of the mosted hated public figures in the United States.
Weinstein has been engulfed in controversy since an October 2017 New York
Times expose revealed multiple accounts of sexual abuse committed by the
disgraced movie mogul. Since the story was published, dozens of other sexual
assault victims have spoken out against Weinstein.
Much of the public outrage over the growing scandal has been directed at The
Weinstein Company's leadership, which may have been complicit in Weinstein's
actions. One complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern
District of New York alleges that the company knowingly enabled the criminal
behavior of its co-founder Weinstein. The board of TWC fired Weinstein three
days after the Times' expose, after several board members had stepped down
themselves. The Weinstein Company will likely be forced to completely
rebrand or dissolve as a corporate entity.

19.
United Airlines
The video of a passenger being forcibly removed from his seat on an
overbooked United Airlines flight went viral last year, sparking outrage
across the country and triggering a public relations crisis for the
Chicago-based company. United's handling of the incident only made matters
worse as many perceived CEO Oscar Munoz's apology as half hearted and
dismissive.
United's stock dropped 4% in the days following the incident, wiping as much
as $1 billion off the company's market value. The company has since made
considerable efforts to regain investor and customer confidence. Munoz
announced measures that include increased monetary incentives to leave an
overbooked flight, reduced overbooking, additional employee training, and
reduced paperwork for lost luggage reimbursement. Still, the company ranks
near the bottom among airlines for customer service. United Airlines scored
a 70 out of 100 on the 2017 American Customer Satisfaction Index, well below
the average score of 75 among U.S.-based airline companies.

18.
Facebook
Since the 2016 presidential election, Facebook has been scrutinized by
lawmakers and media outlets for acting as a medium for fake ads and news
designed to be incendiary and divisive. While initially downplaying its
role, in mid-2017 Facebook's chief security officer made public that the
company was paid some $100,000 for ads connected to 470 inauthentic Facebook
pages that were likely operated out of Russia. A Facebook official also
noted that the vast majority of these ads appeared aimed at amplifying
political and social divisions - often specifically targeting Muslims and
the Black Lives Matter movement. In a reversal of his posi