Uber's 50 Worst Moments of 2017 (So Far)For most big, consumer-facing companies, becoming embroiled in a scandal at some point is unavoidable. But not at Uber, where this year alone, Petri dish of nastiness germinated by executives under Travis Kalanick’s leadership since the company’s founding in 2009 finally matured into a full-blown virus. A seeming outbreak of scandals has dominated the news for the company this year, and it’s only half-over.One could be forgiven for not keeping up with the latest news about terribly behaved, extremely wealthy technology executives, which is why we’ve briefly run them down below. Viewed as a whole, the list is nothing short of shocking for its diversity of corporate malfeasance. Here are the 50 worst moments of Uber’s 2017, and the year’s only half over. We’ve included a link to read more after each one.
For most big, consumer-facing companies, becoming embroiled in a scandal at some point is unavoidable. But not at Uber, where this year alone, Petri dish of nastiness germinated by executives under Travis Kalanick’s leadership since the company’s founding in 2009 finally matured into a full-blown virus. A seeming outbreak of scandals has dominated the news for the company this year, and it’s only half-over.One could be forgiven for not keeping up with the latest news about terribly behaved, extremely wealthy technology executives, which is why we’ve briefly run them down below. Viewed as a whole, the list is nothing short of shocking for its diversity of corporate malfeasance. Here are the 50 worst moments of Uber’s 2017, and the year’s only half over. We’ve included a link to read more after each one.
