Comcast tried to use its employees so it wouldn’t be named the Worst Company in America!

In 2011, after hearing that it had once again been nominated for the Worst Company in America, Comcast sent a memo out to staff asking them to vote.

The memo read, in part: “We encourage you to participate in this poll and to vote with your heart and tell America that you are proud of our company. Participation is purely voluntary.”

It didn’t end there; it later encouraged employees to vote “From the office and at home on your personal computers and laptops. You can also vote via the Web browser on you cell phone, iPads, tablets, and other Web-enabled wireless devices.”

Of course a few people who were not “proud to be a part of [the] company” passed the memo on the Consumerist.

The Consumerist issued a tweet that read: “Hey @comcast we’re seeing a lot of traffic from teamcomcast.com to Comcast v Charter Worst Company Poll. Trying to game the system?” Needless to say, Comcast struck out with 83% of votes in the first round. However, BP and Bank of American won in the end.