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Cocaine and groping — bombshell report on Uber's work environment makes it sound awful and full of bros

The sexism allegations facing Uber are just beginning, according to a report into the company's workplace by The New York Times.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

A former engineer's claims of sexism at Uber is apparently only the tip of a much deeper problem inside the company's culture, according to a scathing report published on Wednesday.

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A New York Times investigation by Mike Isaac into Uber's workplace shows that the company's culture is worse than even the tell-all by the engineeer, Susan Fowler, portrayed.

Isaac says he interviewed about 30 current and former employees, reviewed taped-meetings and chat transcripts. His report describes multiple troubling incidents. Some of the worst claims:

  • hijacked a private shuttle bus, filled it with friends and taken it for a joy ride."

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