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Originally Posted by cjh
As my Dad use to say "if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say it."
He wasn't very good at following his own advice and better at enforcing it.
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A couple of decades ago the dairy I was working for as an area manager and sales representative was set to introduce a line of calcium fortified beverages. When the new packaging was revealed to us, I was aghast. The colors selected screamed bile and sickness to me. I couldn't believe these were the actual colors we were using to go to launch and expressed my dismay.
Shortly after my boss took me out of the conference room and said, "Les, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
They didn't want truthful input. They just wanted us to see what we had to sell.
I think that was when I realized I didn't belong there.
The product tanked.
None of us were surprised.
Best
Les