"I am an Uber employee and I support the drivers strikes."

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A person identifying themselves as an anonymous Uber employee has written an essay that's getting a lot of attention today on Medium.com.

If that's true, and I have no reason to doubt it -- this one's gonna hurt.

Excerpt:

I am an Uber employee and I support the drivers strikes.

The strikes called on Monday by Rideshare Drivers United (RDU) in Southern California and Gig Workers Rising in San Francisco are a sign of the deep frustration many ride-share drivers feeland which, amid ongoing conversations with colleagues, it is clear many internal Uber employees shareabout the treatment of those workers that provide the services at the core of our business.

As an employee at the worlds leading ride-share company, I see firsthand not only the often meager earnings of our drivers, but also the exploitative labor practices imposed on a systemically disempowered workforce. I, therefore, stand with the striking drivers in calling for the implementation of RDUs Drivers Bill of Rights. While ride-share executives continue to receive vast remuneration packages, and internal employees look forward to an IPO windfall at both Uber and Lyft, my sympathetic colleagues and I will not remain silent as drivers are squeezed in order to shore up initial offerings to investors.

Our drivers are the backbone of the platform. Without themas these courageous strikes have demonstratedour business would come to a standstill. For this reason, we will not stand by as those that work at the heart of our business are attacked and exploited.