Chapter 128. Same Old Trick

“Why would any of our staff do something like this? We’re one of the best companies out there in terms of working conditions and worker safety,” one executive member said.

“Forget about that,” another replied. “We can think of the why after we’ve handled the how, as in how are we going to get ourselves out of this mess.”

“We can try to overcome the bad press with good press?” one suggested.

“That may end up causing more harm than good,” someone else replied. “If it comes off as though we’re just trying to divert attention, that might put more fuel into the fire.”

They’d started off the meeting trying to understand the source of the problem, the reason why these obviously false allegations had been put up, and to handle a press release because keeping quiet for too long would be interpreted as guilt and fear. But they couldn’t say anything just yet. The damage they might obtain from saying the wrong thing might never be fixed. The whole thing was a big, fat me