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By Anonymous - 24/07/2022 16:00

Today, my old company merged with a new one. I was calling our old clients, and ended up speaking with a reporter who was investigating our company for fraud. I now have a meeting with the CEO tomorrow morning. I just started. FML
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BurnInDemonFire 33

It's only a problem if they've really committed fraud. And if they did it's their own fault. Also, you can't be blamed for talking to a reporter just a few days into your job, unless your bosses spelled it out clearly on day one.

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Marcella1016 31

Should be common sense NEVER to give a statement to a reporter. “I’m sorry, I’m not approved to give PR statements. Please give me your email address, and I’ll see if I can connect you with someone qualified to speak on this matter.”

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BurnInDemonFire 33

It's only a problem if they've really committed fraud. And if they did it's their own fault. Also, you can't be blamed for talking to a reporter just a few days into your job, unless your bosses spelled it out clearly on day one.

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Marcella1016 31

Should be common sense NEVER to give a statement to a reporter. “I’m sorry, I’m not approved to give PR statements. Please give me your email address, and I’ll see if I can connect you with someone qualified to speak on this matter.”

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Grizz8831 14

yeah and I can't imagine following the given script with a reporter would have mattered, they would have had to been asked interview questions, or given some sign it was an interview. somewhere here OP went WAY off script, and either didn't catch on, or did something they knew they were not supposed to be doing. If your not PR, just say no.

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Marcella1016 31

I don’t get it. Was it your old company, or you just started?

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Grizz8831 14

some mergers come with the added annoyance of being "re-hired" at the new company for a job you already have. depending on the laws where op is, it could reapply probation periods, provide a couple months of no benefits before going back to what they had etc. basically, it makes you an employee with no real protection for a while.

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