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How does Uber's work culture challenge existing paradigms in the field of employee management?

Uber's work culture challenges existing paradigms in the field of employee management by fostering a cutthroat-competitive mindset. This results in an intense, high-pressure environment where employees are pushed to work nights and weekends. The management style is aggressive, with bosses calling at all hours and even resorting to intimidation tactics. This approach, while driving growth and productivity, also leads to employee burnout. It challenges the traditional paradigm that values work-life balance and employee well-being.

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Uber only hired candidates with a cutthroat-competitive mindset, which resulted in an intense, high-pressure environment. Employees constantly pushed themselves harder to work nights and weekends. Their bosses would call at all hours. A manager in Rio would throw coffee mugs at his employees to threaten them. The pace caused burnouts across the company, but Kalanick didn't care.

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