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This, like most of Uber's posts I've seen, feels like hollow marketing/recruiting. A design post without a discernable screenshot, diagram, or mock - or diagram

This, like most of Uber's posts I've seen, feels like hollow marketing/recruiting. A design post without a discernable screenshot, diagram, or mock - or diagram just a bunch of pictures of the team having a great time? How many times did we hear how data-driven and great Uber is; were "magical experiences" and "paradigm-shifting" really necessary? Maybe I'm just being a grumpus, and I do know that many company blogs and such are thinly veiled marketing, but I always find myself hoping to see something genuine and down-to-earth from Uber...

benatkin 11y ago
I agree, and yet it was still interesting, though not nearly as interesting as it could have been. I guess Uber holds the cards here, and we have to settle for scraps.
pbreit 11y ago
Not a great recruiting tool. Why do people in SF think they know better than those in India? And the broader story is that this Uber blind spot possibly caused its inability to compete effectively in India.
- oh_sigh 11y ago
  Wasn't the entire point of the story that they went to India multiple times to figure out how to do it right?
  - pbreit 11y ago
    Yes, but first, they apparently did not do that. And second, they didn't appear to rely much on their in-country team.