CEO calls Uber driver n word, gets fired.
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Some people are not used to being told no. The qualities that go into being a good CEO (especially one who handles negotiation) tends to select for these kinds of people.
I love the look on the anchors face when the reporter says that Hans views himself as a victim. She summed that comment up
"Or...take this time to explore why something like that would come out of his mouth at this time."
White people love to victimize themselves.
hard to do when you instantly follow up with a racial slur
Lol, okay buddy. I have given 6500 rides and almost always prefer people to sit up front.
Lol, love the CEO's response: "Such a sad story, you have NO idea what has happened here." Eeeer, yes we do, there's footage and everything, dipshit.
Also, the guy is standing on the front door of what looks like a very nice house. Cry me a river.
see this is why i like that the driver in the OP clearly states where to sit because fuck trying to guess
It must have ruined it retroactively because he's pretty damn much finished with it.
Stop trying to pass off your idiosyncrasies as sensible. All that matters here is that the racist got properly punished for not respecting the wishes of another human being.
This seems to be another odd Americanism. People sit up front by default in Canada unless it's a limo.
I can't wait to see how Fox News is going to spin this. I'm sure they'll try and find that the Uber driver had a history of drug abuse or potential bias against white riders or a picture of him from 1984 with a joint in his hand.
Dude sucks. He ran to that word with the speed of an Xbox Live teenager, lol.
Is sitting front/back a cultural thing? I never knew people actually wanted to voluntarily sit up front until a few months ago when one of our friends from Scotland said he always sits up front in his Uber rides.
Is sitting front/back a cultural thing? I never knew people actually wanted to voluntarily sit up front until a few months ago when one of our friends from Scotland said he always sits up front in his Uber rides.
I honestly thought people just sit wherever the driver asks the passengers to sit and thats it? Literally didn't know that was a thing with some people.
In France at least, people sit behind by default in an Uber. At least I know I've never sat at the front. Never even thought of asking.
Regardless, all that matters is that the driver asked the customer to sit behind, and had a sticker on his car that explicitly says customers should sit at the back. Even if sitting at the front was the norm, if the driver asks you to sit behind, you sit behind or you call another driver.
Heck, the customer even said he was leaving at first, in a pathetic attempt to make the driver cave. When the driver said "okay, I'll give you a refund", the customer immediately went "what is wrong with you?" like an entitled prick.
SAME. That's kind of a relief.
I cannot believe that that's the silver lining, though.
Horrible, but I guess I don't really get why some people want to sit in the front THAT badly? Back is plenty fine with me. You get more personal space.
This CEO guy is a piece of shit, but I wouldn't call it weird and creepy to try and sit up front when you're just not thinking about it much. I think it's easy for people who don't cause problems for drivers to not think much about sitting up front. Of course, these people would also respect their request to sit in the back and not act like a crying racist baby too.
....I sit upfront. I don't want to come off as rude to the driver. If they ever asked me to sit in the back I would no problem.
Sitting in the front in a taxi situation is creepy unless you are a full party.
I get motion sickness in the back seat so I prefer to sit in the front. :\
As I said they never said anything. They always talk to me and if they asked me to sit in the back I would. You saying it's weird doesn't make it true.
That was one unprofessional racist CEO.
Treat employees right!
I only sit in the front when it's a sliding door minivan. Other than that, i always sit in the back
Treat employees right!
I only sit in the front when it's a sliding door minivan. Other than that, i always sit in the back
While this has nothing to do with the topic overall - as the driver specifically and clearly requests people don't sit up front and most logical people will be ok with that - this post will bring in replies from people that don't live in the US.
By default most people sit in the front in Australia, for example, it's kinda awkward if your the only passenger and sit in the back. I guess it's a cultural thing.
I wonder what he considers "proportional" in language, manners, behavior and consequences?
I turned it into an online adventure game.
You awaken in the 21st century. You're an adult professional, pillar of the community and highly successful and accomplished.
> examine inventory.
In your pockets you find a Cross pen, five of your own business cards and a cell phone.
> examine business cards
your name is Hans Berglund, CEO, Agroplasma.
> examine phone
"your Uber has arrived" flashes on screen. There are two doors. the passenger front side has a small indistinct sign on it.
> get into front seat
you enter the car but the driver politely requests all passengers sit in the rear. You can see the small sign more distinctly.
> threaten driver with negative review and sit in back
The driver politely begins to explain his policy, apologizing for the inconvenience
> threaten driver but remain in vehicle
The driver politely suggests you arrange a different vehicle
> call driver a n*****
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In America we're all temporarily embarrassed and impoverished future millionaires, why would we sit up front with our servants?
Lol. In Europe, or at least Germany, it's perfectly normal to sit upfront and chat a little.
I think everything the CEO (Hans) did makes complete sense.
Hans saw that he was going to be picked up by a driver (Randy) that is black. He doesn't care for black people so he clicked on the Randy's profile and saw the VERY clear notice at the top of the profile about how Randy prefers passengers to be in the backseat. Hans also most definitely saw those extraordinarily clear, color-contrasting labels that Randy put on the front passenger door and window. Hans probably was grinning ear-to-ear at his chance to give a microaggression to a black guy. But Randy stood his ground, denying Hans one of the greatest pleasures he has in life and then Hans let an N-bomb slip out.
I mean if you assume that Hans enjoys being an asshole to others who just look different, everything makes sense about this.
Who even wants to sit up front when you're the only person riding an Uber? This is like being in a bathroom with 5 open urinals and picking the only one next to someone else.
This absolutely makes too much sense.
This absolutely makes too much sense.
Between him getting a DUI and overstaying his visa, I suppose he was karmically due for being...inconvenienced. I guess he's lucky he wasn't booted before he became a citizen.
Glad that the CEO was fired and that Randy can continue on like normal.
As far as the uber/Lyft talk, I typically ask the driver. The first few times I used it I got asked why I was sitting in the back. Maybe I just get chatty drivers as I'd say it's probably a 70/30 split for sitting in the front versus the back. Most of my rides were after midnight too though so maybe they just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything shady back there.
As far as the uber/Lyft talk, I typically ask the driver. The first few times I used it I got asked why I was sitting in the back. Maybe I just get chatty drivers as I'd say it's probably a 70/30 split for sitting in the front versus the back. Most of my rides were after midnight too though so maybe they just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything shady back there.
