The problem is that it's more like the old telephone game. The CFO might not have explicitly told anyone else that he/she is being told that they're being groo

The problem is that it's more like the old telephone game. The CFO might not have explicitly told anyone else that he/she is being told that they're being groomed for the COO, but by the time it gets around the grapevine that could very well be what comes out.