Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
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Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#2Of course Uber sees an uptick in bookings. None of the people using the service in almost 200 countries worldwide are tuned into the daily drama of Silicon Valley.
Normal people want to get from point A to point B in the most comfortable, efficient, cheap way possible. If that means Uber then so be it. If that means Taxis then so be it. If that means Didi Chuxing then so be it.
It just turns out that Uber is well positioned and offers a compelling service in many countries around the world and so enjoys the resulting growing business.
I don't mean to downplay the importance of the events transpiring around and within Uber - they are unprecedented and important to varying degrees. But most normal people won't even have a cursory understanding of those events when it's all said and done. The world is vast and people are busy.
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#3Here in the east bay, I've gotten 50% off in the past two weeks in Uber. So hell yeah take my business. Thanks VCs!
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#4In Victorian times, people didn't mind paying more for a shirt if it meant it was child labor free. These days, nobody cares if a company is a hotbed of discrimination and shitty practices if it means cheaper rides and an easy to use app. Same goes for Facebook, Google, Amazon - nobody cares.
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#5Frankly the outrage against Uber makes me more likely to use the service. Before it became politically incorrect to mention Uber, I was entirely impartial. I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#6In Victorian times, people didn't mind paying more for a shirt if it meant it was child labor free. These days, nobody cares if a company is a hotbed of discrimination and shitty practices if it means cheaper rides and an easy to use app. Same goes for Facebook, Google, Amazon - nobody cares.
I think comparing Uber employees who get paid over 100k+ to child labor is quite ridiculous
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#7In Victorian times, people didn't mind paying more for a shirt if it meant it was child labor free. These days, nobody cares if a company is a hotbed of discrimination and shitty practices if it means cheaper rides and an easy to use app. Same goes for Facebook, Google, Amazon - nobody cares.
I think comparing Uber employees who get paid over 100k+ to child labor is quite ridiculous
They are comparing it to Uber the company, not the drivers or employees.
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#8In Victorian times, people didn't mind paying more for a shirt if it meant it was child labor free. These days, nobody cares if a company is a hotbed of discrimination and shitty practices if it means cheaper rides and an easy to use app. Same goes for Facebook, Google, Amazon - nobody cares.
None of my friends/family outside tech have any idea of what is/has been going on inside Uber. A bit unfair to say "they don't care".
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#9In Victorian times, people didn't mind paying more for a shirt if it meant it was child labor free. These days, nobody cares if a company is a hotbed of discrimination and shitty practices if it means cheaper rides and an easy to use app. Same goes for Facebook, Google, Amazon - nobody cares.
i think the long and sordid history of industry would suggest nobody has cared for a very long time. when it comes right down to it, moral consumerism is a luxury good.
Re: Uber, Mired in Corporate Scandals, Sees Uptick in Bookings
#10Frankly the outrage against Uber makes me more likely to use the service. Before it became politically incorrect to mention Uber, I was entirely impartial. I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
Well, it's probably just as politically incorrect to let your post with its rebellious attitude stand with positive vote count, so I upvoted it.