I've asked many people. The answer is always the same. This article really (finally) captures it
“I’m not discrediting Susan at all because I think that’s very brave what she did and the situation was completely regrettable,” said Alan Price, who worked as a recruiter at Uber’s Europe headquarters in London from March 2014 to October 2016. “But a lot of those situations are isolated incidents and not representative of the overall culture. Everyone was so motivated to work for Travis. It was never like you were cracked by a whip.”