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She was the bullet in the gun that Uber held to its own head; they could've avoided it by not being a shitty place for women to work


Exactly. And this had been coming for years. A transgendered friend of mine starting working there in 2014. She quit within a week. It was only a matter of time.


They could have remained shitty, but taken plausible deniability actions. As with a top exec personally going to India to get a rape victim's health records (?!?!), Uber seems to have no concept of covering their asses.

They just showed a complete lack of care in so many situations... Shows that ignoring the rules can certainly pay off.




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