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Earlier this week, at a staff meeting in San Francisco, Uber executives revealed to the company\u2019s 12,000 employees that\u00a020 of their colleagues<\/a>\u00a0had been fired over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior, following a string of\u00a0accusations<\/a>\u00a0that Uber had created a toxic workplace and allowed complaints to go unaddressed for years.<\/p>\n Those complaints had pushed Uber into crisis mode earlier this year. But the calamity may be just beginning.<\/p>\n Indeed, if Uber executives were hesitant to part ways with particular employees for fear of recrimination, it\u2019s suddenly easy to see why. Since announcing those firings on Monday, which reportedly included senior executives<\/a>, Uber \u2014 \u00a0which has long operated like an impenetrable fortress \u2014 has begun springing leaks right and left.<\/p>\n The question is whether the stories coming to light now are the most damning of the bunch, or leakers are starting in opposite order, building toward a kind of crescendo that could finally lead to the ousting of CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick.<\/p>\n Certainly, things are looking abruptly worse for him.<\/p>\n Yesterday,\u00a0Uber fired senior executive Eric Alexander after it was leaked to Recode<\/a> that Alexander had obtained the medical records of an Uber passenger who was raped by her driver in India.<\/p>\n Recode was also reported that Alexander had shared the woman\u2019s file with Kalanick and his senior vice president, Emil Michael, and that the three men suspected the woman of working with Uber\u2019s regional competitor in India Ola to hamper its chances of success there.<\/p>\n Uber eventually settled a lawsuit that the woman filed against the company. But that Alexander wasn\u2019t among those employees fired earlier in the week \u2014 Uber terminated him only after Recode published its story \u2014 created more questions about Kalanick\u2019s judgment, as well as served to undermine the company\u2019s broader harassment probe.<\/p>\n Then came yet another development. Specifically, a 2013 email written by Kalanick was\u00a0leaked to Recode<\/a> a couple of hours ago that appears to showcase even worse judgment on his part.<\/p>\n Titled \u201cMiami Letter\u201d and originally crafted by Kalanick when Uber had just 400 employees, the email is an obvious attempt by Kalanick to bond with employees who were preparing to celebrate an important milestone for the company \u2014 entering into its 50th city, Miami. Yet the language he uses is enough to make the most libertine lawyer lightheaded.<\/p>\n Among the \u201cdon\u2019ts\u201d that Kalanick outlines in his company-wide missive: \u201cDo not throw large kegs off of tall buildings. Please talk to Ryan McKillen and Amos Barreto for specific insights on this topic.\u201d Also, \u201cDo not have sex with another employee UNLESS a) you have asked that person for that privilege and they have responded with an emphatic \u201cYES! I will have sex with you\u201d AND b) the two (or more) of you do not work in the same chain of command. Yes, that means that Travis will be celibate on this trip. #CEOLife #FML.\u201d<\/p>\n His fifth point: \u201cDrugs and narcotics will not be tolerated unless you have the appropriate medicinal licensing.\u201d<\/p>\n Likely, putting a spin on the concerns of Uber\u2019s attorneys seemed funny to Kalanick and some of Uber\u2019s employees at the time. Now, some of those same employees \u2014 no longer loyal to the company \u2014 seem determined to have the last laugh.<\/p>\n Stay tuned.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Visual Idiot<\/a>\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/shutterstock_127795127.jpg?w=680\")
Earlier this week, at a staff meeting in San Francisco, Uber executives revealed to the company’s 12,000 employees that\u00a020 of their colleagues\u00a0had been fired over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior, following a string of\u00a0accusations\u00a0that Uber had created a toxic workplace and allowed complaints to go unaddressed for years. Those complaints had pushed Uber into… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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