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Travis is a very sympathetic figure to many employees. He has poured his life into the company, to the point the two were indistinguishable up until his resigna

by dpiers 9y ago

Travis is a very sympathetic figure to many employees. He has poured his life into the company, to the point the two were indistinguishable up until his resignation. Travis was Uber, and Uber was Travis. Benchmark's letter makes me wonder about the full content of the Holder report. Their lawsuit listed scandals that were already public, but whatever was in the report seems to be what triggered their initial request for Travis to step away from the company. I wonder how many of the "Travis loyalists" would reconsider their position if they were aware of the full extent of the risks the company was exposed to as a result of his management.

uniformlyrandom 9y ago
You do not have to wonder: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3863782/The-Holder-Report-on-Uber.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3863782/The-Holde...
- dpiers 9y ago
  Those are the recommendations of the report, not the report itself. Only a few people have seen the entire thing.
- leereeves 9y ago
  That's an interesting document. Have the findings of Covington's investigation also been made public, or only the recommendations?
samstave 9y ago
>Travis was Uber, and Uber was Travis. TBF to travis; that is how it should be, it would seem... but * the actions of him at dinner in NYC and his comments there * the claims against the corp from females * claims by his GF * THE FACT THAT 99% of his employees are not millenials employed at the SF HQ, vs the ~N K ppl employed as drivers... Sure, as ChuckMcM said: "direct reports" how many is that? What about the N # of employees that his direct influence didnt positively effect? Look; I love Uber as a service - as a company, Danny deVito would have been a better CEO from a cultural fit.
- edoceo 9y ago
  I think you mean the character Frank
  - solaarphunk 9y ago
    At least there would have been rum-ham.
- rsp1984 9y ago
  the actions of him at dinner in NYC and his comments there, ..., claims by his GF Now I'm curious. Can you give more detail here or at least some links?
munificent 9y ago
> I wonder how many of the "Travis loyalists" would reconsider their position if they were aware of the full extent of the risks the company was exposed to as a result of his management. If I learned anything from the last US election it's that many people will overlook all manner of moral failings if the person in question is powerful and "alpha" enough.

by dpiers 9y ago

uniformlyrandom 9y ago

You do not have to wonder: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3863782/The-Holder-Report-on-Uber.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3863782/The-Holde...

dpiers 9y ago
Those are the recommendations of the report, not the report itself. Only a few people have seen the entire thing.
leereeves 9y ago
That's an interesting document. Have the findings of Covington's investigation also been made public, or only the recommendations?

samstave 9y ago

>Travis was Uber, and Uber was Travis. TBF to travis; that is how it should be, it would seem... but * the actions of him at dinner in NYC and his comments there * the claims against the corp from females * claims by his GF * THE FACT THAT 99% of his employees are not millenials employed at the SF HQ, vs the ~N K ppl employed as drivers... Sure, as ChuckMcM said: "direct reports" how many is that? What about the N # of employees that his direct influence didnt positively effect? Look; I love Uber as a service - as a company, Danny deVito would have been a better CEO from a cultural fit.

edoceo 9y ago
I think you mean the character Frank
- solaarphunk 9y ago
  At least there would have been rum-ham.
rsp1984 9y ago
the actions of him at dinner in NYC and his comments there, ..., claims by his GF Now I'm curious. Can you give more detail here or at least some links?

munificent 9y ago

> I wonder how many of the "Travis loyalists" would reconsider their position if they were aware of the full extent of the risks the company was exposed to as a result of his management. If I learned anything from the last US election it's that many people will overlook all manner of moral failings if the person in question is powerful and "alpha" enough.