Ex-Uber employee shares harrowing tale of sexism at the company

According to an essay by a former Uber engineer, the company has a big problem with sexism in the workplace.

Susan J. Fowler, now an engineer at Stripe, joined the ride-hailing company in 2015, but her experience quickly became "strange, fascinating, and slightly horrifying." In her account, posted Sunday, she alleges a clown car-worth of institutional sexism, HR incompetence and organizational disorder.

In response, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in a statement Sunday evening he had instructed the company's new chief human resources officer to conduct "an urgent investigation" into the allegations. Read more...

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