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by randycupertino 3643 days ago
They'd probably do well to just fire their PR person. This is one of the most unprofessional responses I've ever heard from a company to a reporter:

> We emailed Airbnb spokesman Christopher Nulty to ask whether the library ad was "real." He responded by email, "as opposed to a fake one :)"

A follow up email, explaining that we were in fact seeking confirmation as to whether the ads are actually from Airbnb received the following response: "Are you seriously writing on this?"

Nulty did not respond to another follow up email.

http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/10/21/passive-aggress...

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They'd probably do well to just fire their PR person.

No, it's not "the PR person" who's at fault.

One way or another, these decisions (and the mentality and ethos that drive them) always trickle down from the top.