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Many people who work at Uber are probably very good people. Uber's leadership, though, has shown time and time again that they are evil. I very much hope the c
by stochastic_monk 9y ago
Many people who work at Uber are probably very good people.
Uber's leadership, though, has shown time and time again that they are evil. I very much hope the company fails.
Edit:
I am very much aware of Kalanick stepping down. That does not change the fact that the leadership has done many illegal and shady things, ranging from the Greyball which allowed it to operate where it was not permitted and its program for taking away drivers from competitors to their lobbying to classify their drivers as self-employed rather than employees of Uber.
You can't get rid of one person and then say that all of the evil is gone.
- totalZero 9y agoUber's leadership just recently changed hands.
- stochastic_monk 9y agoI've continued to see press which leads me to believe that it was more of a cosmetic, public opinion change than a deep-seated shift to not being an evil company after the change in CEO. I stand by my statement. Sexual misconduct is very far from Uber's only ethics problem.
- Game_Ender 9y agoDo you have some press links?
- stochastic_monk 9y agohttp://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/20/uber-colorado-fine/ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/20/uber-colorado-fine/ http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-wages-20171026-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-wag... https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16150902/uber-ftc-complaint-mishandle-privacy-data https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16150902/uber-ftc-complai... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/nyregion/new-york-taxi-medallions-uber.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/nyregion/new-york-taxi-me... The last article is more about unintended consequences and how Uber has had success by skirting regulations others have to follow, but the rest are all post-Kalanick issues which are due to its moral failings.