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I think the biggest force for change in Uber’s culture could be it’s veterans.
Military veterans are positioned best because we are alum of America’s most respect institution and second most prestigious job, military officer and people listen to us.
The military culture puts a lot of weight on Core Values such as Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Self Less Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage defined in depth here:
Outside of Loyalty ( by keeping Emil Michael ) I see Uber violating most of those values over the last, say twelve months.
Examples such as Disrespecting women, interfering with interstate commerce , potential wire fraud and it’s cold handling of child’s death are just the ones at the top of mind this morning.
When the wrong thing is happening military veterans have this habit of exhibiting the last value, Personal Courage, liberally and confronting those in the wrong.
Kicking them off the platform or firing them from corporate positions for expressing those reservations will not work.
Uber, has invited the military community into their business through UberMilitary led by fmr Secratary of Defense Robert Gates in a big way. Of the 50,000 members it wishes to bring on board I believe they are at around 8,000. Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick was given an award just a few days ago by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America for helping veterans get back to work.
We enjoy being able to work to provide for our families, flexible hours that work and the ability to get a new car if our credit is challenged. In exchange we drive more and have better driver ratings.
Don’t screw up this business relationship with poor values and a toxic culture because veterans just won’t tolerate it.
Military veterans are positioned best because we are alum of America’s most respect institution and second most prestigious job, military officer and people listen to us.
The military culture puts a lot of weight on Core Values such as Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Self Less Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage defined in depth here:
Outside of Loyalty ( by keeping Emil Michael ) I see Uber violating most of those values over the last, say twelve months.
Examples such as Disrespecting women, interfering with interstate commerce , potential wire fraud and it’s cold handling of child’s death are just the ones at the top of mind this morning.
When the wrong thing is happening military veterans have this habit of exhibiting the last value, Personal Courage, liberally and confronting those in the wrong.
Kicking them off the platform or firing them from corporate positions for expressing those reservations will not work.
Uber, has invited the military community into their business through UberMilitary led by fmr Secratary of Defense Robert Gates in a big way. Of the 50,000 members it wishes to bring on board I believe they are at around 8,000. Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick was given an award just a few days ago by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America for helping veterans get back to work.
We enjoy being able to work to provide for our families, flexible hours that work and the ability to get a new car if our credit is challenged. In exchange we drive more and have better driver ratings.
Don’t screw up this business relationship with poor values and a toxic culture because veterans just won’t tolerate it.
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Another good one, sir. I think it is true that veterans generally have higher standards when it comes to morality and honesty. We learned those standards and values from some (or in some cases, many) years of military service, where the kinds of toxic environments you describe are usually not tolerated for very long before a change is made. And that speaks to your point. One hopes (maybe even anticipates) that an influx of veterans into companies like Uber will have a positive impact on the company's culture.
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