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SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Thursday that it would end its practice of forced arbitration for claims of sexual harassment or assault after more than 20,000 employees staged a walkout last week to protest how the internet company handles cases of sexual misconduct. Workers at Google had called for an end to arbitration, among…
ImageAndy Rubin, the creator of Android, left Google in 2014 with a $90 million exit package. The last payment is scheduled for next month.CreditCreditTomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim. Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, left Google in 2014 with a…
ImageFacebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, told Congress this year that he wanted the company to “be a platform for all ideas.”CreditCreditTom Brenner/The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — The post went up quietly on Facebook’s internal message board last week. Titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,” it quickly took off inside the social…
close story-meta Photo Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, has been under pressure for his aggressive management style. Credit Wang Zhao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — In Uber’s continuing attempt to repair its reputation over a series of scandals stemming from its bad-boy culture, its co-founder Travis Kalanick said he would take a leave…
Technology Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Uber offices in Berlin last year. Some current and former Uber employees describe a largely unrestrained workplace culture. Credit Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO — When new employees join Uber, they are asked to subscribe to 14 core company values, including making bold bets,…