Austin Cho's Insights

After reading a lot of different articles, it came to my understanding there were numerous organizational behavior issues present at Uber. Susan Fowler, a former female engineer at Uber, describes her experiences working at Uber in her blog post “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber”.   (Image Source: Susan Fowler) After reading Susan Fowler’s blog post, it was very evident that Uber’s workplace environment was far from safe and professional. She retells her story of being sexually harassed in the workplace along side many other women; she…read more

In Ethan Ethier’s blog post, he talks about the misconception of job satisfaction being correlated to how much income you earn. Referring to a Forbes article on “Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness At Work”, Ethan mentions that many “employee satisfaction surveys have indicated that “money and compensation are not as important for happiness as is having core values and culture, senior leadership, balance and a positive working life”. I think that is especially true for millennials and my generation, centennials. Although, millennials and centennials could be motivated to a certain degree…read more

This blog post is a response to Mia Carnie’s recent post about the controversial inaugurations of one of the most unpopular presidents of all time. Carnie discusses the Women’s March that occurred world-wide and the difference in values that are currently present between Donald Trump and a large portion of Americans. And thus, the goal of the march was to preserve human rights and core values that were most likely going to be compromised under Donald Trump’s leadership. Carnie brings up issues such as the executive order banning travel from…read more

After a few weeks in our organizational behaviors class, we discussed the different methods of creating a more flexible workplace, such as offering employees flextime, job sharing or telecommuting options. However, I want to focus on the aspects that make telecommuting so beneficial.           ( Image Source ) Telecommuting comes with a lot of benefits for employees, as they are exposed to less distractions, disrupted less and enjoy the benefit of a reduced commute. Which overall boosts the productivity of the worker which is also beneficial…read more

Amidst the chaos currently happening the United States, Kevin O’Leary, a businessman and a reality show star, has announced that he would be contending for the Conservative leadership. O’Leary criticizes Trudeau for his “gross economic mismanagement”, referencing Trudeau’s budget and his implementation of the Carbon Tax. He further comments on Trudeau’s inability to negotiate a good deal for Canadians against, the newly elected president, Donald Trump. Then lastly, O’Leary states that Canadians are looking for a prime minister that is supportive of small businesses and who is focused on creating…read more