All the departures can't help but make you wonder what is up.<p>Something Scott McNealy told me about becoming a senior leader is this, "The higher you are in the company the more easily something you have no control over can get you fired." It isn't exactly intuitive but it builds on the notion of leadership that doesn't like the situation and wants to do <i>something.</i><p>I think Uber is navigating a really difficult time, some of the challenges are their own fault, some are situational, but the turmoil in the stories almost palpable. While it might be tempting for someone to leave thinking the ship is sinking, it could also be pretty powerful to be part of the leadership team that navigated through that time.