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For better or worse I think there are quote a few Uber employees that will support this move if it happens. The number of employees publicly speaking out for Tr
by colbyh 9y ago
For better or worse I think there are quote a few Uber employees that will support this move if it happens. The number of employees publicly speaking out for Travis is just the tip of the iceberg.
Case in point - a female friend just completed a round of interviews there and was shocked to find that multiple interviewers openly commented about how badly they wanted Travis back, and how the sexism scandal was overblown. All male employees I should point out.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoPerhaps Uber employees are willing to buy out investors holding grossly overvalued Uber stock if they believe in Travis more than Uber's board does. It's easy to hold an opinion when it's other people's money.
- colbyh 9y agoI think this is a great idea actually. They wouldn't be able to put together very much in the grand scheme of things (even 100 M raised from employees wouldn't even give them a point on the cap table) but it would be a strong signal at least.
- 19890309 9y ago> It's easy to hold an opinion when it's other people's money. Is this is the only metric to warrant having an opinion?! Every stakeholder has a right to speak their mind. For the employees, they may not have the money to buy into the business but they do so via sweat equity (effort + time + risk). Your attempt to trivialize their involvement amounts to nonsense for these reasons.
- ScottBurson 9y agoAnd they were clueless enough to say this to a female interviewee? Yikes! I hope she finds another opportunity :-(
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- s73ver 9y agoClueless implies they didn't know what they were doing, or what the outcome of doing that would be.
- jschwartzi 9y agoNever attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
- alphast0rm 9y agoThis aphorism is called Hanlon's razor for the curious. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
- codebutler 9y agoI work at Uber. This behavior is totally inappropriate and I'm really sorry to hear your friend had this experience. My Twitter DMs are open (@codebutler) if you would like to share any more detail.
- colbyh 9y agoI appreciate that and I'll ping my friend to see if she wants to reach out.
- CyberDildonics 9y agoWhich behavior is inappropriate?
- Grustaf 9y agoWell, what matters is the ratio of opinions. Is there anything to indicate that a majority of employees back him? Those that wanted him gone had no reason to speak up.
- shas3 9y agoWorth noting: for better or for worse, companies are autocratic dictatorships or at best, oligarchies: opinions of employees do not matter much, unless such opinions somehow affect revenue.