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Suing would have lots of negative consequences, and few upsides. It would take up months of time, be immensely frustrating, stressful and lead other employers t
by grey-area 10y ago
Suing would have lots of negative consequences, and few upsides. It would take up months of time, be immensely frustrating, stressful and lead other employers to be wary of you in future (even if most wouldn't admit it). Your name would be dragged through the mud by Uber in an attempt to derail the case, and you'd become an online target for haters (as with Ellen Pao). All for some uncertain monetary reward. Who needs that kind of stress and hassle?
Writing this article (which was superb in its incredulous anger) is a better way to get closure IMO, but this should be her decision alone.
- j_s 10y agoCompanies such as Uber will continue these destructive behaviors until they face genuine consequences that impact their bottom line. You have summarized a number of reasons why I would never ask anyone to volunteer to be the one to accomplish this. This entire episode will hopefully shine some light on the true difficulties that need to be overcome to promote STEM diversity.
- grey-area 10y agoThis could lead to genuine consequences, perhaps more than a lawsuit. Anyway, we shouldn't even be talking about what she is doing, how about the evil actions of Uber?
- exolymph 10y ago> Companies such as Uber will continue these destructive behaviors until they face genuine consequences that impact their bottom line. Having a hard time recruiting is a serious consequence.
- stickfigure 10y agoIf this article catches public attention, Uber will attempt to bring these canons to bear anyway.
- twblalock 10y agoIt's currently the top story on The Verge.
- tyingq 10y agoIncluding a response from Kalanick...That was fast.
- Paul-ish 10y agoThey will have less ammunition. In a suit the defendant can paint the person bringing it as a money grabber (like the people did with the McDonalds hot coffee case.) Someone posting a blog has much less to gain personally, so you just look like a jackass if you try to paint them in a negative light unless they are actually a really bad person.