How a 26-year-old woman became the nemesis of Uber's work culture
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Dream job at Uber
At 24, Susan Fowler grabbed her dream job as a site reliability engineer at Uber. With 25 percent female employees, the company boasted to be a "super-women-friendly" place to work.
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Unmasking the donkeys
As Kara Swisher wrote in Recode, Fowler did everyone in tech a favor by unmasking the donkeys "worshipped as kings" by the venture capitalists and investors and boards and even the media, felling them with one "epic" 2,900-word blog post, "about what happens when a hot company becomes hostage to its increasingly dysfunctional and toxic behaviors." --Maureen Dowd writes in NYT
In Pic: Fowler with husband Chad Rigetti during their babymoon
In Pic: Fowler with husband Chad Rigetti during their babymoon
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The protester
On the very first day at work, her manager sent her a string of messages over the company chat system where he offered her sex.
Fowler took the screenshots of the chats and sent them to the HR. The HR refused to take any action against him citing him to be a high performer.
Fowler took the screenshots of the chats and sent them to the HR. The HR refused to take any action against him citing him to be a high performer.
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Heartbroken after Trump became the President
Susan became very heartbroken after Donald trump came to power. Like many women in America, Fowler also thought that the outspokenness in the Silicon Valley on sexual harassment would be curbed.
In Pic: Susan with her husband Chad Rigetti
In Pic: Susan with her husband Chad Rigetti
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Reflecting on One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber
Fowler's essay, "Reflecting on One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber" shook Uber, the world’s most valuable startup as it vividly described the sexual crassness, unhealthy competition inside the office space.
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Uber fired 20 people
Uber fired 20 people, including many senior executives after Fowler's memo gained exposure.