Uber

Stopped using DEI goals for executive compensation in 2024. Removed diversity pages from website. Dropped minority candidate requirements for board seats.

Uber and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi each donated $1M to Trump inaugural fund (totaling $2M). Khosrowshahi's largest-ever political donation.

Uber drivers still contractors. Prop 22 victory. California AB5 circumvented. No benefits.

Uber diversity efforts post-Kalanick. Dara Khosrowshahi improved culture. Still work to do.

Uber AI routing. Autonomous vehicle partnership with Waymo. AI in pricing.

Multiple rounds of layoffs from 2020-2023 as gig economy faced scrutiny.

Spent $200M+ on California Prop 22 to keep drivers as contractors. UK Supreme Court ruled drivers are workers (2021). Multiple US/EU lawsuits over benefits denial. Business model depends on avoiding employee classification costs.

Co-funded $200M Prop 22. Fights driver reclassification globally. Drivers lack benefits and protections. Exploits gig economy loopholes.

Susan Fowler's 2017 blog post exposed systemic harassment. Internal investigation found 215 HR complaints, 20 firings. $4.4M settlement to 56 claimants. Led to CEO Travis Kalanick's resignation. "Brilliant jerks" culture enabled abuse.

Travis Kalanick era sexual harassment scandals. Susan Fowler expose. Waymo trade secret theft. Greyball tool to evade authorities.