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posted by on Monday March 20 2017, @07:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the golden-parachute-time dept.

As reported at Recode:

Jeff Jones, the president of Uber, is quitting the car-hailing company after less than a year. The move by the No. 2 exec, said sources, is directly related to the multiple controversies there, including explosive charges of sexism and sexual harassment.

Jones, said sources, determined that this was not the situation he signed on for, especially after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced a search for a new COO to help him right the very troubled ship.

That was not the reason for Jones' departure, sources said, even though it meant that Kalanick was bringing in a new exec who could outrank him. Instead, these sources said, Jones determined that the situation at the company was more problematic than he realized.

[...] (UPDATE: Jones also confirmed the departure with a blistering assessment of the company. "It is now clear, however, that the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber, and I can no longer continue as president of the ride sharing business," he said in a statement to Recode.)

Also at Bloomberg and The New York Times.

Third exec gone in one month.


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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday March 21 2017, @12:11AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 21 2017, @12:11AM (#481878) Journal

    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/20/fbis-comey-tells-congress-to-expect-a-no-comment-but-warns-them-not-to-read-into-it.html [cnbc.com]

    "Please don't draw any conclusions from the fact that I may not be able to comment on certain topics," he [Comey] said. "I know speculating is part of human nature, but it really isn't fair to draw conclusions simply because I say that I can't comment."

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 21 2017, @01:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 21 2017, @01:55PM (#482118)

    You know what is fucking annoying?
    When someone is so stuck in their own head that they think an unexplained quote is meaningful to people who are not in their head.

    Comey did not give "no comment" responses to either issue, he unquestionably said that there is an investigation into possible collusion between russia and trump's campaign.

    Think about that for a second.

    the FBI has confirmed there is an espionage investigation involving the White House

    That has never happened before in the history of this country. A year ago that would have been no more than a Tom Clancy novel. Now it is real life.
    And over half of congress is just whistling dixie.
    WHAT
    THE
    FUCK!?!!