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>While the files show Uber executives identified Macron as an ally, they marked Valls down early on as a “strong-minded” opponent, privately denouncing him as “
by weberer 4y ago
>While the files show Uber executives identified Macron as an ally, they marked Valls down early on as a “strong-minded” opponent, privately denouncing him as “enemy #1” and plotting demonstrations against him – including the surreal suggestion from one senior executive of “lots of drivers with Valls mask on and a guillotine”. Uber discussed – and often tried – everything from “civil disobedience” to social media campaigns and relentless court challenges.
Uber is kind of starting to sound like a terrorist organization
- netsharc 4y agoI wonder if jackass CEOs attract jackass employees, or if the employees' jackass sides come out inside organizations where they think "It's safe to be one". If we believe the reports of racism and sexism in Tesla, as well as the horrible culture in Amazon and now, Uber...
- jmeister 4y agoYeah, no. Uber/Kalanick are coming across heroic here. Forces like theirs have driven all progress in human history. Nice guys finish last and accomplish nothing.
- semigroupoid 4y agoI honestly can’t tell if this is supposed to be sarcastic.
- jmeister 4y agoIntentionally hyperbolic but not sarcastic.
- whyamistillehre 4y agopaying people less with fewer benefits is not progress.
- Spooky23 4y ago“They are without bread? Let them eat cake!”
- jmeister 4y agoUnder Uber, drivers make more money, customers get better service. Middlemen lose. It gets easier for new drivers to find work, under flexible working arrangments. Leftists should be cheering this.