Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp...
by gringoDan on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:04PM
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I don't think so. I found that Uber's culture was apparent throughout its interview process. (I interviewed with Uber and ultimately turned down a Strategy & Operations offer in early 2016.)
This is anecdotal evidence based on my interview experience and conversations with employees, but it was obvious to me that the company had a win-at-all-costs, cutthroat culture. Fowler's exposé certainly took things to a whole new level, but before her report you could see enough from public information (reports of execs' behavior, etc.) and the interview process to know Uber's values & culture. I know of people who were avoiding Uber before the Fowler exposé. I suspect that Uber wouldn't have wanted those people anyways because of contrasting values.
Put another way, I think that the type of people who wouldn't have joined after the Fowler report wouldn't have joined before it. This is now a few years back, though - seems like things may be different now with Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO.
This is anecdotal evidence based on my interview experience and conversations with employees, but it was obvious to me that the company had a win-at-all-costs, cutthroat culture. Fowler's exposé certainly took things to a whole new level, but before her report you could see enough from public information (reports of execs' behavior, etc.) and the interview process to know Uber's values & culture. I know of people who were avoiding Uber before the Fowler exposé. I suspect that Uber wouldn't have wanted those people anyways because of contrasting values.
Put another way, I think that the type of people who wouldn't have joined after the Fowler report wouldn't have joined before it. This is now a few years back, though - seems like things may be different now with Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO.