It's going to be a slow process, but they'll become a regular company over time.
There's a reason (many? most?) people are jerks. Being a jerk works.
Companies, being groups of people, are also jerks.
There's a reason (many? most?) people are jerks. Being a jerk works.
Companies, being groups of people, are also jerks.
It's a cycle and I can confidently say, working in a company that has used the same approach to win customers over, it's really hard to keep the honest culture going.
Yes, but I would argue that it only takes a few sociopaths to ruin an entire community, by exploiting trust, and doing other things that most other people wouldn't dream of doing.
Might I recommend perusing "Meditations on Moloch"? It will both depress you (since you seem like a decent person) and give you a framework for why and how these things happen.