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Well they are part in a company that is trying to destroy the livelihood of hard working taxi drivers partly by pushing illegal practices. And please don't assu

• sidlls 10y ago
  That's a separate issue from this. One I have mixed feelings about, because in general employees, even software sector employees in the Bay Area, have less choice and agency when it comes to employment than the capital owning class has. So while they are helping a company break the law I'm not so quick to make them accomplices per se.
  • alphonsegaston 10y ago
    It's not really separate because their problem is the baseline amorality of their company culture. The disregard for laws, threatening journalists, subprime lending, and abusive work practices are all part and parcel of this. Maybe years ago you could have excused this all away, but at this point you're throwing your lot in with this pattern of sociopathic behavior, hoping that Kalanick's gaslit apologies will guarantee your stock options.
    • sidlls 10y ago
      I'm hoping you're using "your" to refer to Uber employees and shareholders. I'm not either of those things. I can't really agree or disagree with you. You make some valid points, but I think it's also valid to note that employees--even ones who sign up with Uber going forward--generally haven't as much choice and that some of them, at least, are signing on for lack of alternatives.
      • alphonsegaston 10y ago
        Apologies. Yes, I meant it in the general sense.