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I read up on Fowler and Wikipedia says this which is very very different from your take. > Fowler's role in changing Uber made her into a business world celebr

I read up on Fowler and Wikipedia says this which is very very different from your take. > Fowler's role in changing Uber made her into a business world celebrity. She has received book and Hollywood film deals and continues to work towards legislation and workplace protections for women. How is that "getting her career destroyed"?

HarryHirsch 7y ago
Good for her that she got a book deal out of the experience and got on the speaking circuit. For most people it doesn't work like that. (The other problem is that labour rights in the US would be a nice to have and Title IX is the only law with teeth.)
- EamonnMR 7y ago
  I can't imagine most posters here would rather do a speaking circuit then program.
  - DonHopkins 7y ago
    Especially now that the speaking circuit / conference presentation / business world celebrity career path has come to a sudden unexpected dead end due to COVID.
  - manfredo 7y ago
    You keep stating that Susan Fowler can no longer be an engineer. This is not substantiated. Can you provide examples where she is being denied employment? From what I can tell, she was hired by Stripe after leaving google. Did Stripe fire her as for sharing her experience at Uber?
  - smsm42 7y ago
    If people would pay me $50K for a speech (https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Susan+J.+Fowler/399776 https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Susa...) I'd seriously think about it. I mean I could work 10 days a year (ok, let's say I need 3 days to prepare the speech - 30 days a year!) and get much more than I am getting now. What's not to like?
EamonnMR 7y ago
Fowler wanted to be a physicist but can't now, then wanted to be an engineer but can't now. I'd call that a twice destroyed career.
- throwaway894345 7y ago
  why can’t she be a physicist or an engineer? Is the implication that no one will hire her? If so, could you substantiate? It seems hard to believe.

HarryHirsch 7y ago

Good for her that she got a book deal out of the experience and got on the speaking circuit. For most people it doesn't work like that. (The other problem is that labour rights in the US would be a nice to have and Title IX is the only law with teeth.)

EamonnMR 7y ago
I can't imagine most posters here would rather do a speaking circuit then program.
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  Especially now that the speaking circuit / conference presentation / business world celebrity career path has come to a sudden unexpected dead end due to COVID.
- manfredo 7y ago
  You keep stating that Susan Fowler can no longer be an engineer. This is not substantiated. Can you provide examples where she is being denied employment? From what I can tell, she was hired by Stripe after leaving google. Did Stripe fire her as for sharing her experience at Uber?
- smsm42 7y ago
  If people would pay me $50K for a speech (https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Susan+J.+Fowler/399776 https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Susa...) I'd seriously think about it. I mean I could work 10 days a year (ok, let's say I need 3 days to prepare the speech - 30 days a year!) and get much more than I am getting now. What's not to like?

EamonnMR 7y ago

Fowler wanted to be a physicist but can't now, then wanted to be an engineer but can't now. I'd call that a twice destroyed career.

throwaway894345 7y ago
why can’t she be a physicist or an engineer? Is the implication that no one will hire her? If so, could you substantiate? It seems hard to believe.