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Uber’s lousy driver culture starts at the top

From driver discontent to gig-economy gender pay gaps to its support of anti-worker laws, Uber’s flaws may cut too deep for one person to make a meaningful difference.

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Michael Jones
Feb 17, 2021
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Alex Rosenblat, Uber’s new head of marketplace policy, fairness and research. Photo courtesy of Filene Research Institute

Historically, the least-popular stories in The Supercreator are those about worker mistreatment by big companies. I get it: If you subscribe to this newsletter, it’s likely that you produce creative work — or at least aspire to — and …

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