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Read business author Bob Sutton’s post about United Airlines losing his friend’s 10-year-old child. Then read the comments on the post. And then read the friend’s original complaint letter to United Airlines. See if your blood doesn’t boil.

(Read here)

It’s a great lesson in exactly how noxious a company culture can get. (Not to mention a lesson in how social media can amplify instances of bad customer service.)

United is clearly in a place where you don’t want to be as a company.

  • Crushed by market forces
  • Apathetic employees
  • Confused management
  • Distrustful customers

Steer clear, if you can.

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How Noxious Can a Company Culture Get?

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How Noxious Can a Company Culture Get?

Read business author Bob Sutton’s post about United Airlines losing his friend’s 10-year-old child. Then read the comments on the post. And then read the friend’s original complaint letter to United Airlines. See if your blood doesn’t boil.

(Read here)

It’s a great lesson in exactly how noxious a company culture can get. (Not to mention a lesson in how social media can amplify instances of bad customer service.)

United is clearly in a place where you don’t want to be as a company.

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  • Crushed by market forces
  • Apathetic employees
  • Confused management
  • Distrustful customers

Steer clear, if you can.

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She Wanted to Spend More Time with Her Kids. She Called Wilkerson.

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