Uber loses bid to stop US drivers' lawsuit

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/uber-loses-bid-us-drivers-lawsuit

by edward • 11 years ago

35 11 11 years ago

Supposedly a lot of forced-arbitration contracts are unenforceable. Doesn't stop companies from trying to put it into various things however.

SalesHelp4• 11 years ago

Uber is a horrible company run by smug silicon valley douchebags...

That's not a kind statement, but the following helps this argument ....

Sarah Lacy's accounts of being intimidated by them... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnzsfkzRWI

She says they can act like such, because well the powers that be are unicorns and no one in Silicon Valley is going against a unicorn.

Further, Uber continues to allow dozens of it's user's accounts to be hacked. It's been happening for months and their weak response is sorry you should've have chosen a better username and password. Also, once you been hacked there is no way to delete your own account or de-activate payment method. You need to beg support to do this for you.

Checked out a search on Twitter for @uber_support hacked and see just how many people over many months have been affected and Uber has done NOTHING to help their client base https://twitter.com/search?q=%40uber_support%20hacked&src=ty...

oldmanjay• 11 years ago

I have to vote this down for the tone.

I have to laugh at your attempts to call Uber's position entirely luck-based. But there's not "LOL" button like on buzzfeed, so I replied to let you know.

SalesHelp4• 11 years ago

Fine I removed the luck statement!

You obviously didnt get robbed thousands of dollars and have to deal with it for weeks.

x5n1• 11 years ago

Tone? Tone? Considering what Uber actually did, the tone is apt. I hope this industry works out. But I am not cheering for Uber to win.

SalesHelp4• 11 years ago

Though where do you go to school to make the next Google, Facebook, Uber, etc ....

How much of that is hard work and luck? 50/50? How many of us are here want to do something similar ...the odds are not feasible neither is winning the lottery.

cwkoss• 11 years ago

Sarah Lacy is a poor journalist - she has a pattern of inserting herself into stories and being unnecessarily incendiary to try to bait a more interesting response. She has the 'food critic' writing style - crapping on everything to make herself look good. Except for the companies she's friends with, and then she only craps on their competitors. All the worst aspects of modern tech journalism rolled into one person.

Uber defnitely crossed the line here, but Lacey's milking this time in the limelight for all it's worth, so please take her with a large grain of salt.

Uber loses bid to stop US drivers' lawsuit

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