Uber

Your whole experience depends on the team you land in... - User Researcher Uber Employee Review

3.0

1 Apr 2017

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Super-smart colleagues, incredibly interesting projects, wonderful drivers. The Susan Fowler post opened up a gaping wound in the company's inner workings that I'd say are being genuinely worked on with very deep introspection. The technology is staggering and I really feel we get a bad rap from the media (i.e. we are NOT evil)!

Cons

The systemic paternalism and bro-culture is absolutely real. If you're a woman, be prepared to be chronically cut off mid-sentence, 'forgotten' off meeting invites and second-guessed. Depending on the team you're in, you'll be the only woman around. If you're unfortunate enough to enter a team that's been together for a long time, you have to really work hard to be included, but don't be too pushy - or else you'll get dinged for it on your Performance Review. I kind of feel like you can't win.

Uber Response

Hi there - thanks for taking the time to send this in. While it's certainly been a tough few months, I agree that the company is taking a deeply introspective look, identifying what needs to change, and taking action, and I'm confident we'll come out far better for it. That being said, there are some things you call out which are completely against what we stand for here at Uber. If you'd be willing to chat confidentially and offline, I'd really like to dig in and brainstorm ways we can make Uber a better place to work for everyone. Feel free to reach out and we can set up a time to chat - pierce@uber.com. Thanks again!

Your whole experience depends on the team you land in... - User Researcher Uber Employee Review

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