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No. The behavior described in the article is not "standard." When you identify a law in a big company that forbids you from doing a business practice, you sto
by unyttigfjelltol 4y ago
No. The behavior described in the article is not "standard." When you identify a law in a big company that forbids you from doing a business practice, you stop and obey the law. There is no alternative approach, particularly in a big company.
The conduct described in the article is basically reckless win-at-any-cost nonsense that reflects Uber's very survival was forbidden by law. The politicians who prevented subordinates from enforcing the law should be called out one-by-one and made to explain themselves. The lesson from the parent comment is not the correct lesson.
- xwdv 4y agoI see no reason to be a staunch defender of bullshit unjust laws meant to stifle innovation and uphold monopolistic behaviors. The executives can hold their heads high at their acts of corporate level civil disobedience.
- unyttigfjelltol 4y agoNo, serious executives cannot do that. If an executive acknowledges a business practice violates law, the action item is not 'do it anyway'. There is no corporate level civil disobedience. This is not correct and not reflective of the way this actually goes in real life corporate America.
- xwdv 4y agoThere is. You can treat fines as just another cost of doing business if your returns will be far greater.
- unyttigfjelltol 4y agoNo. It is not standard to build an illegal enterprise and then treat the fines as a cost of doing business.
- xwdv 4y agoIt is. If every business followed every law perfectly as a standard practice it would be very difficult for many businesses to survive. Law has to be fudged when appropriate.
- unyttigfjelltol 4y agoLook, the most aggressive folks have reasoned positions they feel comfortable taking to judges and counterparties. If your position is "I'm illegal and I don't care, see if you can fashion a remedy that makes me regret it", judges and counterparties will oblige.
- xwdv 4y agoIf you aren’t caught doing illegal things you will never see a judge.