Pros
- Dara is doing the right thing. Period. - Still understaffed + too many inexperienced people + massive biz growth = huge amount of career opportunities - Lots of smart energetic people committed to give their best. Good work environment. - Goal setting process and PSC are starting to ramp up in a positive way so far - Extremely flexible schedule, just deliver bold results - As a woman, I feel respected and empowered most of the time (still not enough, but a lot more than average - even when comparing to how I felt at FB) - Friendly casual environment, I enjoy perks and working with my colleagues.
Cons
- Leaders are a problem. It’s a common opinion that we have to fix top management positions. COO, RGMs, GMs and other senior positions in S&P, Comms, CommOps are way too Uber 1.0. Even Barney that joined 6 months ago hired by Dara is very criticized by the lack of inspiration and leadership. - The ops org lacks strategy and efficiency. Barney has stated his 5 priorities, but there’s no clear path to get there. Operational inefficiency with loads of overlapping between teams and no clear definition and alignment on roles and responsibilities, some teams are overstaffed while others are understaffed, no clear decision making process. And the lack of seniority on leadership teams is a blocker for faster improvement on efficiency. - The company is urging for a massive reorg and seems not to have the guts to do it. - HR teams need a lot of improvement. I was never able to speak with my HRBP even asking many times for 1:1s, giving that I manage a team of 9, that surprises me a lot. - American company with operations around the world. It’s a not a multinational company. Uber is super US centric and I’ve never heard a good reason for that. Development (eng) centers in other regions is more than urgent! - It’s pretty impressive that the person in charge for sexual / moral harassment investigations in Latam is a Mexican GUY....
