In this article we are going to list the 5 most hated companies in America. Try to guess the #1 company. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 15 most hated companies in America.
5. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH)
One of the reasons DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) is disliked by many customers is they believe that picture quality is lower when using DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) while its programming and lack of access to the most popular programs is another reason why it is among the most hated companies in America.
4. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)
Number of times mentioned: 2
Major banks in the U.S. are often disliked but perhaps the most disliked is the Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC). Most major banks were involved in the housing bubble and default credit swaps fiasco that was directly responsible for the 2008 Recession and yet, because they’re deemed too big to fail, received hundreds of billions in bailouts from the Federal Government with executives pocketing eye-watering bonuses and salaries.
3. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)
Number of times mentioned: 2
Topping the list of the 15 most hated companies in America is Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp among others. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has seen a strong decline in 2022 which was initiated even earlier, and has gone from one of the most valuable companies in the world to not even the 20 most valuable companies in the U.S. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has earned a lot of hate in previous years for providing a platform for Russian bots to attempt to interfere in the U.S. elections in 2016, not to mention data accumulation of users even without consent as seen in the Cambridge Analytica scandal which revealed that data of between 50 to 80 million users had been gathered.
2. Chrysler
Chrysler, now a subsidiary of Stellantis, is often disliked by customers due to poor engineering of the vehicle, while its tech is said to be clunky and extremely difficult to use. In a study by JD Power checking the number of problems by 100 cars, the industry average was 162. Chrysler’s score was 251,
1. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL)
Number of times mentioned: 3
Topping the list of the 15 most hated companies in America is United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL), which is among the biggest airlines in the world. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) saw its reputation absolutely nosedive in a single day when they dragged out a doctor who had done absolutely nothing wrong after a flight was overbooked, bloodying him in the process. Meanwhile, parents claimed that United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) lost a 10 year old girl who was flying alone, which is not likely to inspire confidence in the airline.
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