It looks less like he was criticised for laying off 90% of his support staff as much as not pretending to care about them afterwards.
Except on LinkedIn where he feels it would bring him an advantage. What a sociopath, which is not altogether surprising from an "enterprise e-commerce" SaaS CEO.
His first show brought in over 26 million “video views,” which is a Twitter metric that records a view as anyone who watches a video for more than 2 seconds. While the metric’s reliability has been questioned, it has nevertheless declined significantly since the show’s launch, with Carlson’s most recent show only...
Most of these graphs look like f(x) = 1 / x for exactly that reason, and given how little I'm hearing about the show on non-Twitter social media, I have no reason to doubt it would be the same here.
The Swanson's heir can bankroll a lot of episodes though, so he might not give up as easily as other "media personalities". I think it will still be a blow to his ego though.
Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound....
A few reasons. Firstly disabled people aren't going to frequently tip in Australia, spending money to get everywhere is very expensive already. That's before all the other costs that come with being disabled. Plus anti-tip culture is still a big thing in Australia.
Secondly, a significant amount of drivers don't want mess, some of them are just anti-dogs for cultural or religious reasons, some people have phobias or allergies... some people have just heard too many horror stories about self-declared "emotional support animals".
It's a huge problem, and this sort of thing happens a lot, in different ways for different disabilities.
Your disability is legitimate too, and should definitely be considered in any solution. I'm sorry to hear that your mobility is also affected by medical circumstances people don't understand, I know it sucks hard.
I've personally witnessed 2 taxi drivers in a 10 minute time span who were hailed on the side of the street begin to pull over to collect a passenger, but stop as soon as they see the guide dog and drive off saying "sorry, no dogs". If they can deny someone to their face, they will deny them 1 block away.
I'd like to see the companies allow people with evidence of disability affected by dogs to opt out in advance from being assigned pickup jobs for people with service animals.
If a driver is reported once for refusing a service animal, they are suspended from the Uber driver app until they undergo additional education to understand their legal obligations.
A second report will generally result in permanent loss of access to the Uber driver app.
Drivers who breach the legal requirement to transport assistance animals in Victoria may be fined more than $1,900, lose their accreditation or, in some cases, face legal charges.
"Uber has tried to put things in place, but we don't believe there has been a reduction in the frequency of issues — in fact we think there has been an escalation," Blind Citizens Australia chief executive Sally Aurisch said.
She is calling for more law enforcement and transparency regarding refusal complaints, as well as service animal training in the preferred language of a driver.
"At the moment people stop complaining because they never find out what has happened, ... there are penalties in place, although we don't see them being enforced regularly."
Still happening and getting worse despite existing driver penalties. The penalty needs to be escalated up the chain to include the company.
Where I live busses are often marked in the timetable as to whether they are wheelchair accessible. So there's precedent already for mixed accomodation transport and informing customers in advance, it might be possible to extend that system further.
In my experience calling a taxi leaves you on the phone on hold for 45mins, or the driver cancels on the way if they find someone else first (requiring you to rebook), or they don't frequently show up in the area you need one, or they straight up drive past you to deny you to your face. Or they illegally require destination before allowing you in.
It might just be that it's easier to count denials in the account history of the Uber app.
It certainly would be if it prevents people from breathing or driving or other parts of their job. Disability is a very inclusive concept, even if many people understandably don't enjoy being counted as being included.
I believe that drivers who are unable to accept dogs due yo their own disabilities should be able to flag that with Uber to begin with, so they aren't selected for the jobs. I also believe Uber needs to be penalised for illegally refused service, not just individual drivers.
Drivers may choose to stop receiving Uber Pet trips requests at any time, but are still required by law to accept riders with assistance animals (e.g. guide dogs) – assistance animals are legally allowed to go everywhere their owner goes. - Uber AU Pets policy
Riders with service animals are not required to use Uber Pet. Per Uber’s US Service Animal Policy (see below), driver partners have a legal obligation to provide service to riders with service animals, regardless of ride type. Uber US Pets policy
Uber Pets also charges a premium, which would still be discrimination in these cases. This is likely why people with assistance animals are not required to select it.
I avoid taxis more than uber because I tend to get poorer treatment from taxis for some reason. Other people I know find it's the other way around. The difference isn't hugely significant, probably.
Taxis and rideshares, at least here, are both private businesses with drivers governed by the company's rules. I'd like to see them both held to the same standard, and I would like the companies themselves to be not-so-gently encouraged to improve their systems to minimise these situations. They can now, they just choose not to prioritise it because there are no associated risks with doing so.
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Views for Tucker Carlson’s new Twitter show have dropped 86 percent since its launch (deadstate.org)
His first show brought in over 26 million “video views,” which is a Twitter metric that records a view as anyone who watches a video for more than 2 seconds. While the metric’s reliability has been questioned, it has nevertheless declined significantly since the show’s launch, with Carlson’s most recent show only...
Legally blind woman left anxious and in tears after rideshare drivers refuse to pick her up 23 times in six weeks (www.abc.net.au)
Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound....