Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Stay Classy Uber

One of the things the "create-a-corp" mentality highlights is the class or lack thereof of top management.
From Buzzfeed:

French Uber Promotion Pairs Riders With “Hot Chick” Drivers
“Who said women don’t know how to drive?” the Uber blog post asks. The post was deleted after an inquiry from BuzzFeed News. 
Yesterday, Uber’s Lyon office unveiled a new promotion with an app called “Avions de Chasse.” The deal pairs Uber riders with “hot chick” drivers as they make their way across the city. 

“It’s going to be the most beautiful thing on Earth,” the post suggests of the free ride promotion.
Using the promotion, a user can enter his (presumably) code “UBERAVIONS” in his Uber app and “become the luckiest co-pilot of Lyon,” which basically means that a model will pick you up and drive you around. There’s also the rather icky disclaimer in the post that the offer is valid for a maximum run of 20 minutes....MORE