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FrodosNewPet

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2. New Uber offense alienates more people the company needs

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Tue Feb 21, 2017, 09:38 PM

Feb 2017

New Uber offense alienates more people the company needs

http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-uber-talent-chicago-bsi-20170221-story.html

Amina Elahi | Feb 21, 2017 6:28 PM

After a former engineer said she had been sexually harassed and discriminated against while working at the company, some riders who had been on the fence finally decided to #DeleteUber.

But Uber also may have alienated another key group: talent the company needs to improve its culture.

Susan Fowler Rigetti said she repeatedly reported a litany of offenses she endured as an employee, but that officials dismissed her complaints and later punished her for sharing them.

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