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I don't think Uber will cease to exist as is. I'd like to think it's too big to fail. But Alphabet is no small Corp. They can absolutely crush Uber if they want

by ameen 9y ago

I don't think Uber will cease to exist as is. I'd like to think it's too big to fail. But Alphabet is no small Corp. They can absolutely crush Uber if they want to. Would be a shame if this is the end of the road for Uber. For all of their scandals, they've been really bullish on innovation and pushed the envelope on moving the Industry forward. I hope only the guilty are charged instead of Uber as a company having to suffer due to the wrongdoing of a few individuals.

obmelvin 9y ago
Why should uber be too big to fail? Why should the whole company not suffer if their top management is engaged in terrible practices?
- ameen 9y ago
  Well, I don't think the part of the company working on the current Uber (ride hailing service) should be affected as they literally have nothing to do with the self-driving team or the managerial decisions made in regards to that. Uber has definitely provided quite a lot of people with a source of income and a cheaper/better alternative for those communting without their own vehicles. Public transportation is still shitty in many cities across the US. We can't neglect the positive impact Uber has had on the market. It was a game changer which led to it being funded as much as it has been.
  - sangnoir 9y ago
    > Well, I don't think the part of the company working on the current Uber (ride hailing service) should be affected as they literally have nothing to do with the self-driving team or the managerial decisions made in regards to that. About that - the law doesn't agree with you as both groups are part of the same legal entity called Uber. A lot of people at Enron where doing a great job.
  - memmcgee 9y ago
    The despicable behavior at Uber is far from a few individuals. At the very least their entire HR division is negligent at best and malicious at worse. The problems with managers at Uber seem to apply to most of them. I'd advise anyone working at Uber to GTFO ASAP and hope the stigma doesn't follow them around for the rest of their career. I can hardly see anyone who worked in HR at Uber ever working in HR again. Uber did nothing for public transportation. They gave another way for people with money to disregard public transportation. It's just another "innovation" that provides another service to the rich at the expense of the common good.
    - ameen 9y ago
      While I agree that their HR division was at fault. I simply can't agree with your observation about this being a service for the "rich". If I wait for the bus (which is hourly) I tend to lose more than I'd gain by going in to work on an Uber, at only $4 more.
      - a3n 9y ago
        A lot of irony packed into that logic. Like, that your time is actually worth a lot of money, and standing on the corner costs you money. That sounds at least relatively "rich" to me.
- lazylizard 9y ago
  would the company behaviour change if the whole company objected to top management's behaviour? something even as minor as..if nobody would lunch with them?
pythonaut_16 9y ago
> pushed the envelope on moving the Industry forward They absolutely have not. From the way they treat their employees, to the way they treat their competitors, to the way they treat their drivers, nearly everything Uber has done is a demonstration of the worst parts of the industry and an example of what not to do; things that we should hope will never happen in the industry.

by ameen 9y ago

obmelvin 9y ago

Why should uber be too big to fail? Why should the whole company not suffer if their top management is engaged in terrible practices?

ameen 9y ago
Well, I don't think the part of the company working on the current Uber (ride hailing service) should be affected as they literally have nothing to do with the self-driving team or the managerial decisions made in regards to that. Uber has definitely provided quite a lot of people with a source of income and a cheaper/better alternative for those communting without their own vehicles. Public transportation is still shitty in many cities across the US. We can't neglect the positive impact Uber has had on the market. It was a game changer which led to it being funded as much as it has been.
- sangnoir 9y ago
  > Well, I don't think the part of the company working on the current Uber (ride hailing service) should be affected as they literally have nothing to do with the self-driving team or the managerial decisions made in regards to that. About that - the law doesn't agree with you as both groups are part of the same legal entity called Uber. A lot of people at Enron where doing a great job.
- memmcgee 9y ago
  The despicable behavior at Uber is far from a few individuals. At the very least their entire HR division is negligent at best and malicious at worse. The problems with managers at Uber seem to apply to most of them. I'd advise anyone working at Uber to GTFO ASAP and hope the stigma doesn't follow them around for the rest of their career. I can hardly see anyone who worked in HR at Uber ever working in HR again. Uber did nothing for public transportation. They gave another way for people with money to disregard public transportation. It's just another "innovation" that provides another service to the rich at the expense of the common good.
  - ameen 9y ago
    While I agree that their HR division was at fault. I simply can't agree with your observation about this being a service for the "rich". If I wait for the bus (which is hourly) I tend to lose more than I'd gain by going in to work on an Uber, at only $4 more.
    - a3n 9y ago
      A lot of irony packed into that logic. Like, that your time is actually worth a lot of money, and standing on the corner costs you money. That sounds at least relatively "rich" to me.
lazylizard 9y ago
would the company behaviour change if the whole company objected to top management's behaviour? something even as minor as..if nobody would lunch with them?

pythonaut_16 9y ago

> pushed the envelope on moving the Industry forward They absolutely have not. From the way they treat their employees, to the way they treat their competitors, to the way they treat their drivers, nearly everything Uber has done is a demonstration of the worst parts of the industry and an example of what not to do; things that we should hope will never happen in the industry.