Everything Susan Fowler said was verifiable true. Thuan Pham himself confirmed the details in an all-hands. She didn't kill Uber at all. The reaction to it killed Uber. The culture got gutted by incentive changes and turned it into a promo-chasing culture which killed the engineering excellence it once had.

> The reaction to it killed Uber.

In other words, Uber killed Uber.

Look at her Wikipedia page. She tried stirring the pot at Penn, Plaid, and PubNub. And then Uber was the jackpot for her. She is clearly one of those people who makes a career out of suing their employers. This type of person is common in California. You can make a lot of money by working for a company, suing them, moving onto the next company, suing them, etc.

And yet it is still operating.