Whistleblower
my journey to Silicon Valley and fight for justice at Uber
by Susan Fowler · first published 2020
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"The unbelievable true story of the young woman who faced down one of the most valuable startups in Silicon Valley history--and what came after In 2017, twenty-five-year-old Susan Fowler published a blog post detailing the sexual harassment and retaliation she'd experienced as an entry-level engineer at Uber. The post went viral, leading not only to the ouster of Uber's CEO and twenty other employees, but 'starting a bonfire on creepy sexual behavior in Silicon Valley that . . . spread to Hollywood and engulfed Harvey Weinstein' (Maureen Dowd, The New York Times). When Susan decided to share h
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on “Ask HN: Books on the inside stories of big tech?” ↗…reddit trying to answer all this crap. I got lucky but as they say, luck is when preparedness meet opportunity and I am not sure others will have these opportunities. If you haven't read Susan Fowler's Whistleblower book, do so now.
on “Open Source Initiative bans co-founder, Eric S Raymond” ↗This may sound flippant, but it's not: you mean like Uber. (See eg Susan Fowler's book Whistleblower.)
on “When your coworker does great work, tell their manager” ↗