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Re: I am an Uber survivor

#31
Why would someone write an anonymous blog post but then declare that they are:

  1) A woman in her late 20s
  2) Who used to work at Uber in Engineering working on
     database and networking scalability
  3) Went to a top private college
  4) has a Masters in Information Systems
  5) previous to Uber worked as a Data Analyst in a tech
     company in the Midwest and left when it was acquired
     by a Chinese firm
  6) Is 5 foot 7 Caucasian with dark hair

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#33
We live in a world of fake news, but anyone who questions an anonymous blog post during a media hype-cycle surrounding Uber's sexual harassment allegations is flagged? It's important to be more diligent in these times, not less.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#34
It's unfortunate that the Silicon Valley work culture is being tarnished by companies like Uber. There are many companies that respect women and have HR departments that actually fulfill the purpose of being helpful Resources to Humans. I hope the anti-Uber sentiment grows so other companies can learn from this example.

I'm glad the author is sharing her story.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#36
It would be remarkably easy for the author to validate the authenticity of her post by adding a picture of a pay-stub with blacked out identifying information / names / amounts.

Or alternatively publish the story with a news agency as a protected source under a pseudonym.

Uber deserves what they have coming to them at the moment, but an anonymized post that fits perfectly into the Uber / sexism / hostile work place with no evidence should be treated as suspect.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#37
post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have great news for you! It's not. It's 201 7

Your parent may be referring to the events described that happened prior to 2017.

sigh just trying to lighten the mood with a joke. -2 for that. Thanks HN. He did use the present tense :-P

serious comment: I think it's great these stories are getting out. Now women know what they will face at Uber. And perhaps someone will have the strength to sue them for discrimination.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#38
post #3

I don't believe HN should be front paging anonymous content without some proof of having worked at Uber.

I don't necessarily agree, but I don't think this comment should be downvoted to oblivion. It is worth keeping in mind that these allegations are being made anonymously.

That said, given the level of detail and the consistency with other reports we've heard, I think this report sounds pretty credible.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#39
> I am afraid to make my name public. Let’s call me Amy. For reasons only the #ubervictims know, let’s refer to the villain of this story as Mike#2.

My default is "show me the evidence", but I believe Susan Fowler's account because she put her reputation on the line and I was willing to trust that she left, opposed to got fired, due to non-performance reasons based on being able to somewhat approximate/confirm her technical abilities.

This submission is just anonymous accusations. Absurd, unrealistic-sounding accusations. If the culture at Uber was as rampantly ridiculous as described in this blogpost, men and women would be falling over themselves to tell their stories.

> My paycheck is 18% less than my less qualified male colleagues.

If this was true, and the anonymous writer, who claims to be a skilled data analyst, was able to make a case that this was due to gender and not ability, she should be telling this story to a lawyer, not a blog site.

Re: I am an Uber survivor

#40

Yet again the nerds have become the bullies.

From the article:

> It was normal for guys to refer to other guys as fags when they didn’t participate in private parties where sex and drugs were involved.

This was every douchebag in high school who would laugh at me for being interested in computers back in the early '00s. And now they're programmers 15 years later. Brogrammer culture squicks me out in several ways, but mostly because the same people who laughed at, mocked, and belittled anyone interested in programming are now invading our industry and driving the decent folk out.

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