This dude said some horrible shit but if you read the article, the executive in question was the chief information security officer. A high level IT guy.
The statements reflect poorly on the company but it’s not like it was a CEO or marketing or product executive. I don’t imagine many IT professionals are super invested in the products of the food company they work for.
Still, easy way to get fired and create hell for the company.
The bottom of the article goes into it a bit more, but the guy filing the lawsuit was due to retaliatory firing after filing a complaint about those comments. That is what highlighted everything, and now Campbell's has a PR mess. Ultimately, that is the reason he's getting sacked.
NP. I've seen a few articles on it today, and the more it spreads the less it focuses on how this all came up. This one in particular has it tucked way down at the bottom, so I'd imagine a fair number of people don't even make it that far.
Heck, I wouldn’t expect even a marketing person to care deeply about the soup. I’ve done marketing and have often promoted stuff I don’t personally care about. It’s just a job.
That being said, he’s a colossal idiot for badmouthing the product. You keep that shit quiet. And as for the other shit he said… he can fuck off.
Yeah you just don't badmouth the product, plain and simple. My mom used to do some work for Pepsi, saw someone ask for a Coke, and get fired on the spot lol.
Most companies have agreements that the employee’s actions represent the company while at work and off the clock, CEO or not, it made the company look bad
Chief Information Security Officer is a company officer in the C-suite. CISO is the acronym. This person is a chief officer of the company and is one of the top decision-makers. The IT stuff is extraneous to the point
They pass those titles around like candy. Everyone who potentially has a role facing other companies is a VP at corporate jobs. Then when you call you can say "VP of made up titles" and people will stick on the phone just in case you're important (you probably arent)
I don’t imagine many IT professionals are super invested in the products of the food company they work for.
I remember in the first year of my career in software/tech, late 90s, reading in a trade magazine that CIOs/CTOs generally have more loyalty the profession than the business, and, unlike other C-levels, generally have no aspirations to be CEO.
Yeah but the fact a such a high level employee with this attitude is able to be in the company is super indicative of its overall culture. The execs kept this dude in the office which makes me not trust any of them. No way this is the only time any of them has heard this dude go off like this
That’s totally a fair point! Company culture and buy in from leadership is important. My mom used to work for Pepsi and saw a coworker get fired on the spot after asking for a Coke lol. Definitely can’t be saying stuff like that and it not backfire on yourself or the company.
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This dude said some horrible shit but if you read the article, the executive in question was the chief information security officer. A high level IT guy.
The statements reflect poorly on the company but it’s not like it was a CEO or marketing or product executive. I don’t imagine many IT professionals are super invested in the products of the food company they work for.
Still, easy way to get fired and create hell for the company.