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I don't know the guy aside from what I have read in the press (both good and bad), but I'd like to think he wrote this with genuine sincerity. Hopefully this i

I don't know the guy aside from what I have read in the press (both good and bad), but I'd like to think he wrote this with genuine sincerity. Hopefully this is the start of a groundswell trend of traits such as 'accountability' and 'taking responsibility for your actions' becoming fashionable and an expected part of human behaviour again.

ceejayoz 9y ago
Call me cynical, but I suspect all these apology posts are written largely by the poster's PR firm.
- dsr_ 9y ago
  I'm okay with that. Actual apologies, ghost-written or not, have been rare in US business until the past year or so. Apologies aren't the same as reparations, of course, and should be followed up by that.
  - ceejayoz 9y ago
    I don't think the trend to more genuine sounding apologies reflects an increase in actual empathy/understanding. I just think PR firms have realized you can't get away with the old "sorry if you got offended and can't handle my awesomeness" pseudo-apology nowadays.
- an_account 9y ago
  This one sounds pretty genuine. With something of this nature you'd be stupid not to have PR people help out, but it does sound genuine. It sounds like he's stepping back and taking a very hard look at his actions and behavior. Hopefully he improves and doesn't do the same in the future. Also, hopefully other similarly situated people see this and learn from his (now very public) mistakes.
  - ceejayoz 9y ago
    The best PR is usually going to be PR that doesn't sound like PR. I do hope people learn from this, but I tend to be dubious of "I've changed!" statements immediately after getting caught.
    - thehardsphere 9y ago
      Well, let's be fair here: He didn't say "I've changed" he said "I am trying to change." And this isn't necessarily immediately after getting caught, but after the story was published in the New York Times; it's implied earlier that other people in the company approached him and explained to him that his behavior was unacceptable. I think it's PR, but that doesn't automatically mean he isn't genuinely apologizing. The two are not mutually exclusive.
- smoyer 9y ago
  I'm also cynical by nature but ... I'm also hopeful that his behavior does change and that we see that he was sincere by the lack of further examples of bad behavior.

ceejayoz 9y ago

Call me cynical, but I suspect all these apology posts are written largely by the poster's PR firm.

dsr_ 9y ago
I'm okay with that. Actual apologies, ghost-written or not, have been rare in US business until the past year or so. Apologies aren't the same as reparations, of course, and should be followed up by that.
- ceejayoz 9y ago
  I don't think the trend to more genuine sounding apologies reflects an increase in actual empathy/understanding. I just think PR firms have realized you can't get away with the old "sorry if you got offended and can't handle my awesomeness" pseudo-apology nowadays.
an_account 9y ago
This one sounds pretty genuine. With something of this nature you'd be stupid not to have PR people help out, but it does sound genuine. It sounds like he's stepping back and taking a very hard look at his actions and behavior. Hopefully he improves and doesn't do the same in the future. Also, hopefully other similarly situated people see this and learn from his (now very public) mistakes.
- ceejayoz 9y ago
  The best PR is usually going to be PR that doesn't sound like PR. I do hope people learn from this, but I tend to be dubious of "I've changed!" statements immediately after getting caught.
  - thehardsphere 9y ago
    Well, let's be fair here: He didn't say "I've changed" he said "I am trying to change." And this isn't necessarily immediately after getting caught, but after the story was published in the New York Times; it's implied earlier that other people in the company approached him and explained to him that his behavior was unacceptable. I think it's PR, but that doesn't automatically mean he isn't genuinely apologizing. The two are not mutually exclusive.
smoyer 9y ago
I'm also cynical by nature but ... I'm also hopeful that his behavior does change and that we see that he was sincere by the lack of further examples of bad behavior.