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The good news is that determining the truth of "internal realizations" is entirely irrelevant. Look at what people do, what they have done, not what they say.

The good news is that determining the truth of "internal realizations" is entirely irrelevant. Look at what people do, what they have done, not what they say. On that account, Uber and Kalanick's track record is quite clear. We've gone through this apology ruse any number of times, and yet here we are again.

unityByFreedom 10y ago
> We've gone through this apology ruse any number of times, and yet here we are again. Not to this degree. He said he intends to get help. Companies don't change their culture without the CEO being involved in the process. A CEO saying this is a big deal.
- M_Grey 10y ago
  Right, him and Jim Bakker. Common factors? Money and power.
- alphonsegaston 10y ago
  I'm sorry, but its not. A "big deal" would have been not engaging in subprime lending that most likely put the driver in this desperate position, where he's recording the CEO in some last ditch effort to get the broader community to acknowledge his humanity. Or any of the other myriad atrocious things they've done to their customers and employees. This is up against the wall PR BS. But the fact that people believe it explains a lot about how we got where we are with Uber.
  - unityByFreedom 10y ago
    > This is up against the wall PR BS. But the fact that people believe it explains a lot about how we got where we are with Uber. Interesting. I'd say your unwillingness to accept someone who says they want help is what led us to having liars as CEOs. You want someone perfect, but, nobody is perfect.
    - alphonsegaston 10y ago
      This false binary you're pushing between Kalanick and perfect just doesn't hold water. There are plenty of CEOs whose values and track record I strongly disagree with, but don't hold in the same disregard(e.g. Zuckerberg). When you're willing to send thugs to intimidate women who leak details about the prevalence of sexual assault at your company, it takes more than a blog post to climb back to credibility. https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/former-uber-worker-claims-company-investigator-illegally-ent?utm_term=.wfzA1xzZnG#.hj8v7MNyBn https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/former-uber-worker-cl...
- ubernostrum 10y ago
  New companies don't develop a culture without the founder being a major influencer. The idea that he has just now realized what was going on at "Boober" and is shocked, shocked! to learn about it and that it was bad, strains credulity well past the point of breaking. This is him trying to say whatever he thinks will take the heat off for a while. Prediction: a year from now no substantive change whatsoever within Uber.
  - unityByFreedom 10y ago
    He doesn't sound shocked to me. The brevity of this post makes him sound pensive, like, oh my god, this is what I am, what have I done and how do I fix it? You can't write much about that beyond what he did. I'll make a counter prediction, that something does change. Nothing good comes from wishing for their failure.

unityByFreedom 10y ago

> We've gone through this apology ruse any number of times, and yet here we are again. Not to this degree. He said he intends to get help. Companies don't change their culture without the CEO being involved in the process. A CEO saying this is a big deal.

M_Grey 10y ago
Right, him and Jim Bakker. Common factors? Money and power.
alphonsegaston 10y ago
I'm sorry, but its not. A "big deal" would have been not engaging in subprime lending that most likely put the driver in this desperate position, where he's recording the CEO in some last ditch effort to get the broader community to acknowledge his humanity. Or any of the other myriad atrocious things they've done to their customers and employees. This is up against the wall PR BS. But the fact that people believe it explains a lot about how we got where we are with Uber.
- unityByFreedom 10y ago
  > This is up against the wall PR BS. But the fact that people believe it explains a lot about how we got where we are with Uber. Interesting. I'd say your unwillingness to accept someone who says they want help is what led us to having liars as CEOs. You want someone perfect, but, nobody is perfect.
  - alphonsegaston 10y ago
    This false binary you're pushing between Kalanick and perfect just doesn't hold water. There are plenty of CEOs whose values and track record I strongly disagree with, but don't hold in the same disregard(e.g. Zuckerberg). When you're willing to send thugs to intimidate women who leak details about the prevalence of sexual assault at your company, it takes more than a blog post to climb back to credibility. https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/former-uber-worker-claims-company-investigator-illegally-ent?utm_term=.wfzA1xzZnG#.hj8v7MNyBn https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/former-uber-worker-cl...
ubernostrum 10y ago
New companies don't develop a culture without the founder being a major influencer. The idea that he has just now realized what was going on at "Boober" and is shocked, shocked! to learn about it and that it was bad, strains credulity well past the point of breaking. This is him trying to say whatever he thinks will take the heat off for a while. Prediction: a year from now no substantive change whatsoever within Uber.
- unityByFreedom 10y ago
  He doesn't sound shocked to me. The brevity of this post makes him sound pensive, like, oh my god, this is what I am, what have I done and how do I fix it? You can't write much about that beyond what he did. I'll make a counter prediction, that something does change. Nothing good comes from wishing for their failure.