• Uber lays off 3,500 workers in 3-minute Zoom call

    Uber lays off 3,500 workers in 3-minute Zoom call

    Uber laid off 3,500 people — in a 3-minute Zoom call — last week. “Today will be your last working day with Uber,” company manager Ruffin Chevaleau informed customer-support employees in a video phone call, according to footage obtained by the Daily Mail. “Right now, the rides business is down by more than half due …
  • ‘Dreaming’ reader gets help with complex mortgage issue

    ‘Dreaming’ reader gets help with complex mortgage issue

    Dear John: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hesitated writing to you for fear I was dreaming. Today I got a call from PHH Mortgage. The woman mentioned you, and said PHH wanted to help with my mortgage. It is going to WRITE IT OFF! I was flabbergasted. To thank you seems inadequate. I …
  • ‘Dear John’ reader gets lemonade for a GM lemon

    ‘Dear John’ reader gets lemonade for a GM lemon

    Dear John: I would like to fax to you 21 pages of correspondence in dealing with General Motors on one of their defective vehicles. My vehicle, a 2019 Chevy Camaro, has been in the shop eight times and has been towed three times to the dealership. I have sent one letter and two emails to …