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Uber's diversity officer on leave after hosting events defending Karen's right to Karen [1]

['Jason Weisberger']

Date: 2023-05-23

Employees at Uber did not feel included but rather offended by "tone-deaf, offensive and triggering" remarks made by diversity and inclusion officer Bo Young Lee. After a workshop intending to explain the struggles of middle-aged white women to the rest of their diverse workforce failed, Lee doubled down and took a baffling second run at it.

Uber's CEO and the company Chief People Officer teamed up to determine this was inappropriate and put Lee on leave and apologize to their employees.

SFGate:

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