Stories from tech workers who are women, people of color, and LGBTQ-identifying, describe discrimination, microaggressions, feelings of isolation, and more
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Sources: Uber shuts down its customer support office in LA, laying off ~80 employees and outsourcing their jobs to a support office in Manila
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How Google changed in the aftermath of a walkout by 20K employees, which helped inspire a new wave of tech worker activism across the tech industry
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Google walkout organizers say Google made progress toward addressing their demands but it must still address systemic racism and discrimination at the company
like elevating the diversity officer and employee representation on the board—and troublingly erased those focused on racism, discrimination, and structural inequity [...]” http://medium.com/... Kara ...
GM's self-driving division Cruise hires AG Gangadhar as CTO; Gangadhar previously headed Uber unit discussed by Susan Fowler in her post on toxic workplaces
Johana Bhuiyan / Recode : Tweets: @jmbooyah and @susanthesquark Tweets: Johana Bhuiyan / @jmbooyah : Big deal for Cruise. But as we prev. reported, AG Gangadhar was the head of Susan Fowler's departm...
Profile of Uber board's pick for CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who has been Expedia's CEO for 12 years and was CFO at Barry Diller's IAC prior to running Expedia
but he hasn't left yet Cory Weinberg / The Information : How Khosrowshahi Oversaw a Comeback At Expedia Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney : Uber's new CEO will have to deal with Uber's old CEO Miriam Gottfrie...
GM's Cruise Automation hires Didi's Charlie Miller and Uber's Chris Valasek, the security researchers who had previously hacked into moving jeeps
Johana Bhuiyan / Recode :
Uber overhauls driver support systems and policies in a bid to decrease turnover; drivers can expect quicker fare fixes and protection from unfair bad ratings
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After reports of sexual harassment, Justin Caldbeck takes indefinite leave of absence from Binary Capital, apologizes for behavior, says he'll seek counseling
After a hectic few weeks of travel … Johana Bhuiyan / Recode : One of the women who accused VC Justin Caldbeck of sexual harassment doesn't believe his apology Brenden Mulligan : Everything I hate abo...
As Travis Kalanick takes leave, the company will strip him of some duties and appoint an independent chair to limit his influence, according to Holder report
Board member David Bonderman has stepped … Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge : Uber CEO To Take Leave Of Absence, “Dimished Role” After Holder's Report On Workplace Scandals Denisse Moreno / International Bus...