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>I have an immigrant in my family who's just like the driver. He's not interested in "fighting over a good idea You may want to rephrase that, because it sound

>I have an immigrant in my family who's just like the driver. He's not interested in "fighting over a good idea You may want to rephrase that, because it sounds an awful lot like you're attributing "stubbornness" to the fact that this guy's an immigrant. >Additionally, it's plain rude to engage in this sort of thing with a stranger. He's not a stranger. He's the boss.

stagbeetle 10y ago
> You may want to rephrase that, because it sounds an awful lot like you're attributing "stubbornness" to the fact that this guy's an immigrant. I am. This sort of behavior is common among older people from the country my family member -- and I -- emigrated from. > He's not a stranger. He's the boss. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Travis isn't directly overseeing this specific driver's operations (ignoring the whole "Uber is a contractor not an employer").
- placeybordeaux 10y ago
  Travis is the CEO that is responsible for the flow of money into the driver's paycheck.
  - stagbeetle 10y ago
    So is Jamie Dimon if I'm a janitor at JPMorgan Chase. But he isn't my boss.
    - dtparr 10y ago
      Interesting. I would say he's not be your immediate supervisor, but he's definitely your boss.
    - frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
      If JPMorgan Chase cuts their janitors salaries, maybe those janitors should confront Jamie Dimon.
    - rhizome 10y ago
      JP Morgan doesn't hire their own janitors. They use a service.
  - computerex 10y ago
    Travis isn't responsible for the driver bankrupting himself. That's poor life decisions. I'd never buy a brand new luxury car just for Uber Black. I don't know the circumstances of how that driver lost $97k, but that's a lot of money to lose over Uber Black as a driver. I don't know how he did it. Whatever he did, blaming the CEO of Uber is hardly appropriate.
minimuffins 10y ago
> He's not a stranger. He's the boss. Yeah, I get the feeling that people who have a big problem with Fawzi's tone here are really saying "you don't talk to the boss that way!" But you know, maybe you SHOULD talk to the boss that way.

stagbeetle 10y ago

> You may want to rephrase that, because it sounds an awful lot like you're attributing "stubbornness" to the fact that this guy's an immigrant. I am. This sort of behavior is common among older people from the country my family member -- and I -- emigrated from. > He's not a stranger. He's the boss. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Travis isn't directly overseeing this specific driver's operations (ignoring the whole "Uber is a contractor not an employer").

placeybordeaux 10y ago
Travis is the CEO that is responsible for the flow of money into the driver's paycheck.
- stagbeetle 10y ago
  So is Jamie Dimon if I'm a janitor at JPMorgan Chase. But he isn't my boss.
  - dtparr 10y ago
    Interesting. I would say he's not be your immediate supervisor, but he's definitely your boss.
  - frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
    If JPMorgan Chase cuts their janitors salaries, maybe those janitors should confront Jamie Dimon.
  - rhizome 10y ago
    JP Morgan doesn't hire their own janitors. They use a service.
- computerex 10y ago
  Travis isn't responsible for the driver bankrupting himself. That's poor life decisions. I'd never buy a brand new luxury car just for Uber Black. I don't know the circumstances of how that driver lost $97k, but that's a lot of money to lose over Uber Black as a driver. I don't know how he did it. Whatever he did, blaming the CEO of Uber is hardly appropriate.

minimuffins 10y ago

> He's not a stranger. He's the boss. Yeah, I get the feeling that people who have a big problem with Fawzi's tone here are really saying "you don't talk to the boss that way!" But you know, maybe you SHOULD talk to the boss that way.