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These Uber drivers disrupted the regular cab/taxi business by driving their wages low, and now their complain is their wages are going low?
Sorry but that is how capitalism/free market economy in general works.
You won't always be on the positive side of the profit.
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I don't know if those are orthogonal though (ruthless business leader and philanthropist). Andrew Carnegie is another great example.
Those qualities aren't necessarily orthogonal, but think about what it implies about how you should treat that ruthless capitalist. Every dollar you gave to Bill Gates ended up being rather effectively used for good.
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That's a very depraved measure of success, like piling up money is something to be admired; even seeing clearly what kind of behavior is driving this apparently isn't enough for the penny to drop.
Years from now, he will donate to charity and do philanthropic things and all will be forgotten. Just like another billionaire we know.
Here's the conversation that took place: Travis: So we are reducing the number of black cars in the next few months. Fawzi: It’s good. Travis: You probably saw some email. Fawzi: I saw the email [that says] it starts in May. But you’re raising the standards and dropping the prices. Travis: We’re not dropping the prices on Black. Fawzi: But in general. Travis: In general, but we have competitors. Otherwise we’d be out…
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Personally, I didn't find this disproportionately disrespectful. The driver makes a couple unsubstantiated claims (perfectly ok--it's a car discussion). Travis does the same. The driver starts making accusations ("you keep changing every day"). Travis asks for clarification. The driver keeps up his attack ("You changed the whole business! You dropped the prices.") If someone accused me in such a fashion, and persiste…
From the Bloomberg article - > In 2012, Uber Black cost riders $4.90 per mile or $1.25 per minute in San Francisco, according to an old version of Uber's website. Today, Uber charges $3.75 per mile and $0.65 per minute. The least a CEO could have said is to thank the driver for his feedback and promise to look into it. Just because you're disrespectful doesn't mean the CEO of a consumer facing company can treat its p…
Here's the conversation that took place: Travis: So we are reducing the number of black cars in the next few months. Fawzi: It’s good. Travis: You probably saw some email. Fawzi: I saw the email [that says] it starts in May. But you’re raising the standards and dropping the prices. Travis: We’re not dropping the prices on Black. Fawzi: But in general. Travis: In general, but we have competitors. Otherwise we’d be out…
Why should he have to apologise for this? This is normal 'robust' conversation between an employer and an employee who have a disagreement. The driver is apparently bankrupt (well done), so I would not be at all surprised if he deliberately tried to bait Travis into this conversation so he'd have a story to sell. At the end of the Bloomberg article where this surfaced, they noted that the driver got 1 Star for that r…
> It’s clear this video is a reflection of me—and
> the criticism we’ve received is a stark reminder that
> I must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up.
> This is the first time I’ve been willing to admit that
> I need leadership help and I intend to get it.
And, for what it's worth, the video conversation doesn't seem to bad. I think Travis has more on his mind than just the recent video, but it's safer to pin it on that one thing.
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From the Bloomberg article - > In 2012, Uber Black cost riders $4.90 per mile or $1.25 per minute in San Francisco, according to an old version of Uber's website. Today, Uber charges $3.75 per mile and $0.65 per minute. The least a CEO could have said is to thank the driver for his feedback and promise to look into it. Just because you're disrespectful doesn't mean the CEO of a consumer facing company can treat its p…
> The least a CEO could have said is to thank the driver for his feedback and promise to look into it. saying "thank you, I'll look into it" is politics. I think many appreciate honesty more. In this case that honesty costs.