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this is fucked up. why not sue? if everything in here is true, this is easy lawsuit money.

by symlinkk 10y ago

pvg 10y ago
How much 'easy lawsuit money' have you collected? Or anyone you personally know?
- symlinkk 10y ago
  admittedly, none. but this still seems like an open and shut case.
  - pvg 10y ago
    The operative phrase here is 'it seems'. Lawsuits don't just materialize out of nothing without time and significant costs, simply because you happen to be in the right.
  - weixiyen 10y ago
    not always, these things are normally drawn out and end up in settlements because HR could have done just enough to stay within the bounds of what is legal. Technically they did not fire her, only made her life difficult and perhaps did not take disciplinary action towards her manager. When she does sue, every employer she ever worked for will be subject to a subpeona, including her current employer, and it's really a drag for everyone involved, and emotionally taxing. This blog post is actually a worst-case scenario for Uber, because the cost of the settlement is nothing compared to the negative publicity. If she wanted to hurt Uber, this was actually a great way to go about it, and she should be commended for putting her own future job prospects at risk by going public with her name. It might encourage other people to speak up and eventually lead to a bigger lawsuit that can lead to punitive damages, which is an order of magnitude more costly for Uber than a settlement had she simply filed a lawsuit by herself.
BinaryIdiot 10y ago
Suing would be a great idea but you're ignoring the downsides of a lawsuit. Uber has a lot of money, they could effectively drag it out for a very long time. Even worse, most of her proof is likely on some Uber computers / servers which could go "mysteriously" missing in which case she could be made out to be a liar through a court loss thus possibly making it harder to join another company because she's "that girl". Even if they can get it rushed through the count payment takes forever by which time she would likely owe a lot of money to a lawyer. Ideally she would sue, win quickly if the allegations are true, and move on. But when does that ever happen?
weixiyen 10y ago
> if everything in here is true Uber would have already sued her if it wasn't. It's almost certainly true.

this is fucked up. why not sue? if everything in here is true, this is easy lawsuit money.

pvg 10y ago

How much 'easy lawsuit money' have you collected? Or anyone you personally know?

symlinkk 10y ago
admittedly, none. but this still seems like an open and shut case.
- pvg 10y ago
  The operative phrase here is 'it seems'. Lawsuits don't just materialize out of nothing without time and significant costs, simply because you happen to be in the right.
- weixiyen 10y ago
  not always, these things are normally drawn out and end up in settlements because HR could have done just enough to stay within the bounds of what is legal. Technically they did not fire her, only made her life difficult and perhaps did not take disciplinary action towards her manager. When she does sue, every employer she ever worked for will be subject to a subpeona, including her current employer, and it's really a drag for everyone involved, and emotionally taxing. This blog post is actually a worst-case scenario for Uber, because the cost of the settlement is nothing compared to the negative publicity. If she wanted to hurt Uber, this was actually a great way to go about it, and she should be commended for putting her own future job prospects at risk by going public with her name. It might encourage other people to speak up and eventually lead to a bigger lawsuit that can lead to punitive damages, which is an order of magnitude more costly for Uber than a settlement had she simply filed a lawsuit by herself.

BinaryIdiot 10y ago

Suing would be a great idea but you're ignoring the downsides of a lawsuit. Uber has a lot of money, they could effectively drag it out for a very long time. Even worse, most of her proof is likely on some Uber computers / servers which could go "mysteriously" missing in which case she could be made out to be a liar through a court loss thus possibly making it harder to join another company because she's "that girl". Even if they can get it rushed through the count payment takes forever by which time she would likely owe a lot of money to a lawyer. Ideally she would sue, win quickly if the allegations are true, and move on. But when does that ever happen?

weixiyen 10y ago

> if everything in here is true Uber would have already sued her if it wasn't. It's almost certainly true.