One of your colleagues at work “friends” you on Facebook. You notice in your newsfeed that he has posted some mean things about another colleague that you both work with. He names her and talks about how bad she smells. He makes a joke of it and some of his friends comment on it. What should you do?

One of your colleagues at work “friends” you on Facebook. You notice in your newsfeed that he has posted some mean things about another colleague that you both work with. He names her and talks about how bad she smells. He makes a joke of it and some of his friends comment on it. What should you do?

Principles Of Marketing

17th Edition

ISBN:9780134492513

Author:Kotler, Philip, Armstrong, Gary (gary M.)

Publisher:Kotler, Philip, Armstrong, Gary (gary M.)

Chapter1: Marketing: Creating Customer Value And Engagement

Section: Chapter Questions

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