Comment on A visit to a Seoul escort-karaoke bar by a party of Uber execs in 2014 led to a HR complaint from a female employee

A visit to a Seoul escort-karaoke bar by a party of Uber execs in 2014 led to a HR complaint from a female employee

Reuters/StaffIn 2014, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, his then-girlfriend Gabi Holzwarth, and five Uber employees visited an escort-karaoke bar — an outing that prompted a complaint to HR from a female marketing executive at the company who was a member of the party, The Information's Amir Efrati reports. According to the report, women working at the bar wore numbered tags and sat in a circle, so men could identify their favorites. "Four male Uber managers picked women out of the group, calling out their numbers, and sat with them," the report claims. Holzwarth and Kalanick left after "about an hour," according to Holzwarth, who gave an interview to The Information about the alleged incident. The female marketing manager reported the episode to HR a year later, saying it left her feeling uncomfortable, The Information reports.

 

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