Essay 188

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!

Looks like there are signs of progress after all.

News reports announced Neil French is leaving WPP. Not clear if it’s a resignation or termination.

An interview with Advertising Age revealed an individual with no remorse or recognition of his offenses. In fact, he dug himself a deeper grave with more biased commentary, including snipes at Nancy Vonk and his alleged assassins. French just doesn’t get it. Nobody hates the man — except perhaps the direct victims of his bullying and discrimination. Rather, most folks simply hate his outdated attitudes and behavior. His ungraceful fall was triggered by modern technology. “It’s death by blog, isn’t it?” French observed. How ironic.

“If you can’t commit yourself to any job then, by definition, you’re crap at it. If you can’t commit 100% to your job, don’t pretend you can. Nobody deserves a job unless they can commit to it,” he insisted. Too bad Neil French couldn’t commit to keeping up with the times, which is what the advertising business has always demanded.