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Steph Korey, the co-CEO of luggage company Away, will be stepping down from her role within the year, co-founder Jen Rubio and co-CEO Stuart Haselden told staff today, after employees voiced concern over Korey’s recent social media behavior.
“Steph’s personal social media activity does not reflect the current priorities of the company,” Rubio and Haselden wrote. “We stand with you, our employees.”
Earlier this week, Korey posted a series of Instagram stories about the media. “Several of these digital only outlets have nearly non-existent editorial standards,” she wrote. “…I could write a whole separate essay about how defamation lawsuits should be made easier to pursue now that misrepresentation is the business model.”