A few monthsS ago she was the target of a heartless attack. Now this well-known woman is stoutly defending another female who many do not view as a victim.
And from what Cou Cou has been able to gather, her public outburst has not gone down well with those in her own close-knit circle.
According to insiders, this outspoken woman has received a tongue-lashing from some of her colleagues for praising the female at the centre of a recent dispute. But she was not told off because they disagree with her. Rather, they just think her statements make it appear that the controversial move that caused the protest was linked more to politics – as many suggested – than anything else.
What angered this female’s colleagues was that instead of dialing up the woman and giving support that way, she took to Facebook and like her namesake hurricane, blew with fury.
She wrote on the woman’s Facebook wall: “You are unarguably the most intellectually competent senior in that newsroom. You were not in charge defending ignorance when a reporter left the assignment to tell Barbados the Government was building a new hospital in Greenfields when we said “a green field site”. You were not the reporter nor editor who vetted the script that said Barbados can be the Male Clinic of the Caribbean when the politician said ‘MAYO’clinic . . . If only I could really talk . . . Stand firm, woman.”
And if that wasn’t enough, she sent the woman a quote: “If people are trying to bring you down, it only means that you are above them.”
Those close to this female have told her this is the second week straight she has publicly exhibited poor judgement. And they are beseeching her to stop acting without first thinking.
CEO standing firm
The removal of a bland, seemingly visionless manager by shareholders in a company overseas has prompted restlessness among executives here working for a similar organization with an equally lacklustre manager.
So fidgety are they that at a top-level meeting on Monday they suggested to their leader that if he didn’t change his way of doing business, their shareholders may kick out them, too, at the next general meeting.
Actually, from what Cou Cou was told, the manager was asked if he would consider stepping aside to make way for his outspoken financial controller who, though not the best at figures, is great at promoting the company brand. And that, they said, in these tough times is what is needed to keep the organization in the forefront of consumers, clients and shareholders alike.
Based on reports reaching Cou Cou, it was suggested to the manager that if he did consider leaving, he could cite ill-health as a reason for gracefully demitting office. And they argued that everyone would believe it as since he took over the job he has visibly greyed as well as falling ill, though briefly, on two separate occasions.
They noted, too, that the executive director of their only rival company got elevated to that post about 20 years ago when the man there cited ill-health and left. But everybody can see up to this day that he is in fine health.
We’re told the manager has dismissed the suggestions. He is adamant about staying the course of his contract and though the company is not faring the best right now, he expects the shareholders will realize that better could not be done, given the global financial crisis.
From what we heard, the manager has been saying that this move to push him aside is being engineered by two people who were close to the former manager, but it would take more than them to force his hands.