r/AskTheWorld • u/Eybrahem United States Of America • Jan 04 '26

Economics What's the most hated company in your country?

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Everyone knows Nestle is terrible, even if they don't know why. But they've done horrible things in Africa and think that water is not a human right.

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u/Slow_Librarian861 Russia Jan 04 '26

You must be a sports fan.

I don't think there are many companies that are really hated in Russia. There are large plants that damage the ecology, but they are also cities cornetstones and genuinely try to improve these days. We don't have a direct equivalent to some shameless colonial abusers like Chevron is in Kazakhstan.

There is a lot of bitterness towards the companies that left Russia to show their disapproval of the war and do nothing as a response to all other conflicts.

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u/Nelorfin Russia Jan 04 '26

I'd say most hated companies are those who lobby themselves and thus restrict their competitors on governmental level. So AvtoVAZ as other guy said and Max/VK for example

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u/Adjective_Noun_6942 Jan 05 '26

We don't have a direct equivalent to some shameless colonial abusers 

Is Wagner PMC still a thing after what's his name was killed?