Uber president Jeff Jones is quitting

Post by cocktailpeanuts » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:28 PM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #31

koolba wrote: post #23

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> I really hope that Uber serves as a warning to companies who think they can ignore customer complaints. I've never dealt with such an opaque company in my entire life, in terms of getting any actual human support whatsoever regarding anything. I've had positive experiences interacting with Uber support. The few times I've contacted them via the app to report an issue with a ride I've gotten a response relatively qu…

>But that's not what any of the recent talk about Uber is about. The issues are about being there as an employee, the culture they promote, and the values they espouse. I really think it is related, though. Those values flow from the top down, and when executives set the tone for treating people unfairly the rest of the business will suffer down to the lowest level of employees.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:28 PM UTC

smacktoward wrote: post #70

Anderkent wrote: post #39

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Many items on that list aren't actually bad things, they're just described using language with negative connotations. For example >Uber breaks laws all around the world to enrich itself, including allegedly trying to deceive government officials across the world.[4] Detecting malicious users and protecting drivers by shadowbanning malicious users is neither illegal nor wrong. Uber has no legal nor moral obligation to…

> Uber has no legal nor moral obligation to help the governments entrap its drivers, or perform sting operations. Uber does, however, have obligations to obey the law. Part of which would include not using technology to hide law-breaking actions from local law enforcement.

Post by tyingq » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:31 PM UTC

fluxic wrote: post #60

Update 1: > Travis Kalanick just sent out a company-wide email. It essentially says after Uber said it was naming a COO, Jones decided to leave. [0] https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/843586902817099777 Update 2: Ex-president Jones makes statement > "I joined Uber because of its Mission [sic], and the challenge to build global capabilities that would help the company mature and thrive long-term. "It is now clear, h…

Post by jcranmer » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:34 PM UTC

Anderkent wrote: post #72

smacktoward wrote: post #70

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> Uber has no legal nor moral obligation to help the governments entrap its drivers, or perform sting operations. Uber does, however, have obligations to obey the law. Part of which would include not using technology to hide law-breaking actions from local law enforcement.

> Part of which would include not using technology to hide law-breaking actions from local law enforcement. I very much doubt there's a legal clause specifying that uber has to provide service to undercover agents. If there was, I expect uber's legal department would not allow that program to go through.

Post by throwaway2048 » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:35 PM UTC

dhruvrrp wrote: post #83

loudin wrote: post #77

Serious question - why hasn't the Uber board replaced Kalanick yet? While it is indisputable he successfully brought Uber to where it is now, it doesn't seem like he has the good judgement to be leading Uber at this stage of the company's lifecycle. Wouldn't the best thing for the company at this point be a complete overhaul of leadership?

Because kalanick and early investor control the class B stocks, which means they control the voting power. Additionally kalanick has been outspoken about running uber himself so its unlikely that he'll step down.