99. The dust has settled
Susan Fowler's blog post caused an uproar.
The dazzling entrepreneurial star has such an unbearable side.
Before Uber started tackling it.
A current software engineer at Uber named Aime Lucido responded to a post from former colleague Susan Fowler, saying, "I think it's disgusting, shocking, and horrible, but I'm not surprised at all." In fact, what surprised me the most was that most people seemed to express surprise on the matter...... Gender discrimination is a systemic problem. ”
Lucido said this is not an isolated incident, not just Uber, but the entire Bay Area should be scrutinized.
The Guardian newspaper cited a survey titled "Elephant in the Valley", which showed that 60% of women working in Silicon Valley had experienced some degree of sexual harassment.
The New York Times followed up on the 22nd local time:
After interviews with more than 30 current and former Uber employees, supplemented by reviewed internal emails, chat logs and meeting recordings, the star startup, which has been in the spotlight, seems to have an often unfettered workplace culture — growth is everything.
In order to grow, the entire company will desperately invest all kinds of resources, and of course, sacrifice a lot of things that may not seem to be missing.
In addition to Susan Fowler's experience, according to the New York Times, Uber now faces at least three (in at least two countries) legal actions in which former employees sued their supervisors for sexual harassment or verbal violence.
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Susan Fowler also launched an American version of the "Me Too" campaign on TikTok, calling on all women who have been sexually assaulted to come forward and speak out about their tragic experiences, and to tag social media to raise awareness.
At the end of the video, Susan Fowler paid tribute to China's anti-workplace sexual harassment movement.
The video was quickly pinned to the top, and with the support of the government, the influence of the Me Too movement gradually expanded.
A lot of the media focused on Uber and hollowed out their minds to make a big news.
A little bit of the controversy that Uber has caused over the years:
To save costs, count Uber drivers as contract workers rather than employees;
After the death of a 6-year-old girl in a car accident, he completely abused responsibility and claimed that it had nothing to do with Uber;
Encourage your own employees to place orders on a competitor's platform at scale and then cancel them, disrupting their normal operations;
raising the price of vehicles at the time of Hurricane Sandy in the United States;
Taxi drivers at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport went on strike to protest the immigration ban, but Uber offered its own cars around the neighborhood at discounted prices;
The taxi drivers were mostly immigrants, and Karanik also joined the Council of Economic Advisers;
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For a time, the mountain rain was about to come, and the wind was full of buildings.
"Mr. Guan, Uber has given in."
Zhang Taijie called early in the morning and said with great interest.
Guan Huang was very calm, "What do you say?" ”
"Agreed to acquire the China business for $4 billion."
Guan Huang nodded, "Okay, let's sign the contract as soon as possible." ”
The rest of the articles are pretty much the same.
Under the mediation of intermediaries, Uber China and Superman merged, and all brands, businesses, data, channels, personnel, and equipment of Uber China were merged into Superman.
It's just that the two sides are deadlocked on price.
From $10 billion to $8 billion, from $8 billion to $6 billion, it can't go down anymore.
Guan Huang has always believed that "the opportunity is in me", so he instructed Zhang Taijie to calm down, grind hard with Uber executives, and finally usher in a victory turnaround.
Zhang Taijie smiled, "The other party is very anxious and said that if it is convenient for you, you can sign a letter of intent today." ”
So far, Uber China has burned more than $2 billion, not only did it not kill Superman, but its global territory has been eroded in all directions.
The Chinese market, which is far from profitable, has become its biggest drag, and leaving may be the only right choice for Uber.
Guan Huang: "So urgent? The payment method has not yet been decided, Karanik in the country? ”
Zhang Taijie: "Maybe I'm overwhelmed by the news from the United States, Karanik has just flown back to the United States, and he has authorized someone else to act as a carte pronged agent." ”
Because of the distance, he can only judge the impact of this incident from the media, and he doesn't know what the real situation is.
Guan Huang pondered, "Since this is the case, don't delay it any longer, so as not to cause extraneous branches." ”
Although the Susan Fowler affair was the trigger that led to Kalahnik's resignation.
But if the incident was triggered in advance, no one can say whether there will be a butterfly effect.
Moreover, if another person comes to power, it is not necessarily necessary to take any measures.
It's best to be safe.
Zhang Taijie said excitedly, "Then Mr. Guan, I'll pick you up later." ”
Guan Huang nodded, "Okay." ”
After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiaolan looked up and asked, "What's so happy?" ”
Guan Huang ripped off the bathrobe on the other party's body, "Haha, it's a good thing." ”
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Although it is not yet time to celebrate, the closer the victory, it is also good to have a song of clouds and water to add to the fun.
At the beginning of the wind and rain, Guan Huang did not show any fatigue.
Conquering Uber, there was no obstacle a year ago, and Superman is about to occupy 90% of the market share of ride-hailing.
Qin Xiaolan could feel that the man was extremely excited today, and asked weakly, "Are you going out in the afternoon?" ”
"Hmm."
"I'll help you find clothes", Qin Xiaolan barely stood up, and after being destroyed by the man, she didn't want to move a finger.
Guan Huang held her down, "It's okay, you have a good rest, I'll come by myself." ”
Qin Xiaolan shook her head, "Then what's the matter, this is what a woman should do, you wait for me to slow down, what time do you go out?" ”
Guan Huang looked at the time, "Around two o'clock." ”
Qin Xiaolan: "Well, there was plenty of time at that time. ”
The woman didn't ask the reason again, Guan Huang couldn't help but kiss her, "I want to sign a major contract in the afternoon to buy Uber." ”
Qin Xiaolan didn't understand what it meant, but seeing that the man was happy, she was also happy, "Is it important?" ”
Guan Huang laughed, "It's very important, from now on, it's a smooth road, Zhang Lanling, the local chicken and tile dog, it's not worth mentioning." ”
Qin Xiaolan immediately understood, and her joy was beyond words.
The disputes that arose because of her always worried her.
There is a vague feeling of blushing and trouble.
can be completely solved, but it is a matter of mind.
Guan Huang smiled, "Don't worry." ”
Zhang Lanling is nothing, if he is unscrupulous, he will be killed in minutes.
However, if the other party is mixed with the general trend, it should be treated with caution.
Until now, the two sides are still fighting over ideas, strong supervision and weak supervision, far from rising to the point of life and death.
If some gray tactics are used, it is easy to think of retaliation against regulators with the intention of influencing national policy.
Once you settle down at the top, you are really not far from death.
Lewen