Tech IndustryDec 6, 2019
AmazonUrooj

Uber didn't let me use the toilet

Recently I have been interviewed with Uber. Interestingly when I was going to the 4th floor of 1455 building in SF, they didn't allow me there. They asked me to find toilet in nearby Starbucks. I had to rush to Starbuck bought a coffee, who knows whether they would let me pee otherwise, than rushed to the uber office. The interviewer was waiting already and told me I should not have delayed. I haven't received the interview result yet but God knows why would they not let me pee. TC 290k L6 SDE, Seattle

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WeWork silvergold Dec 6, 2019

Thats pretty odd

Uber aim4708 Dec 7, 2019

May be the interviewers thought you are a ‘driver’? 😂

Amazon Urooj OP Dec 8, 2019

Yes probably, you guys have separate toilet for driver?

Zymergen aGVa04 Dec 6, 2019

Red flag

Dynata rSvh51 Dec 7, 2019

Hopefully closer to yellow than red

Deloitte V.Y Dec 7, 2019

They were afraid you'd sue them for not having a gender neutral restroom

Uber LqMz66 Dec 7, 2019

We actually have those in the 555 building

Amazon Urooj OP Dec 8, 2019

No, they have separate for driver and the employees.

Uber uDope Dec 7, 2019

Was it the lobby people or the actual interviewer? The building is not owned by uber and since there are 4+ companies at 1455 there are no public bathrooms (for security reasons). You would’ve absolutely gotten the chance once you were brought up to the 4th floor.

Medtronic oliverjade Dec 7, 2019

Example of NIMBYism

Indeed bimbam21🥶 Dec 7, 2019

Has to have been the lobby...

AT&T random25 ⚽️ Dec 7, 2019

Uber is now 💩 💩 💩 🐖

Uber 袋子 Dec 7, 2019

Ok at&t

Uber domin8 Dec 7, 2019

That's rich coming from AT&T. Did you use emojis to compress the data and make sure it will actually be delivered over whatever you call high speed internet?

Amazon Urooj OP Dec 7, 2019

I am not sure who stopped me but definitely someone from uber but not the interviewer. He left immediately after the interview and showed me the direction where to go to the toilet.

Uber domin8 Dec 7, 2019

Here is how it works. You register at the entrance and then you are greeted by the host, who meets you. If it's a host you know who they are and the host would definitely let you use the bathroom. Asking a random person gets you random answer. That's pretty much how it works anywhere.

Amazon Urooj OP Dec 8, 2019

Yeah, that's must have happened. I should have done some dive Deep while wanted to pee desperately.

Adobe adobean Dec 7, 2019

Would have left on the spot, what a joke... and you still want an offer there? Lol

Zymergen aGVa04 Dec 7, 2019

Agreed, turn them down and tell them why

Uber AzUd43 Dec 7, 2019

I would flag the experience. There is no reason why not let you use the restroom, we would want the candidate to be as comfortable as possible. Hopefully the interviews were nice, did you mention the incident to HM ?

Square ruJbG8 Dec 7, 2019

The building lobby didn’t let you? Or the Uber desk on the 4th floor didn’t?