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by dntrkv 1826 days ago
From what I've seen, bad PR forces a company to make some bullshit changes that rarely, if ever, address the actual issue.

"Due to the allegations of sexual misconduct, we have forced everyone in the company to go through mandatory training"

"Sorry for polluting the river, we've donated a fraction of our annual profits to a non-profit and we'll do a half-assed job of cleaning up the mess even though the damage has already been done"

"In response to the recent report of terrible worker conditions, we are making changes at these locations to offer mental health services and an additional day off each year, we will continue to evaluate the needs of the employees and make changes where necessary"

People get outraged, they see an apology and some half-assed attempt to put the issue to rest and then people forget about it.