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by striking 3404 days ago
I mean, it sounds like basically all of Uber's HR was shirking policy here. I kind of agree with you that "shit happens and it needs to be fixed..." but there seems to be a lot of fixing that needs to be done here.

Uber's "crucifixion" is well-deserved in this case. Time after time, Uber has proven itself to be an irresponsible company. Whether it's "God View" or the weird data blog they published on people's private data or this sexual harassment thing, they deserve some backlash.

I don't think "crucifying a worthy cause" is a good idea either. But I also don't think that Uber is a company working towards a brighter future. The future's definitely not brighter for their employees- I mean, contractors-, as those people's rights as employees are currently in the middle of a legal battle.

I think it's cool that Uber's breaking down the monopoly that taxi companies had. I think it's great that people are trying new things.

But Uber has proven time and time again that it's an irresponsible company and the sooner we realize it's probably not going to bring us the future we need, the better.