Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks Verge news reporter Zoe Schiffer about the concerning work conditions at luggage startup Away and the details from the Verge investigation.Further reading:<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/5/20995453/away-luggage-ceo-steph-korey-toxic-work-environment-travel-inclusion">Former Away employees describe a toxic work environment</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21003787/away-luggage-steph-korey-ceo-new-lululemon-stuart-haselden-replacement-investigation">Away replaces CEO Steph Korey after Verge investigation</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/10/21002881/away-steph-korey-resigns-slack-platform-incentives">The Away scandal is a moment of reckoning for Slack</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/6/20999091/away-ceo-steph-korey-apology-employees-toxic-work-slack-logs-luggage-brand">Here’s the leaked memo in which Away tells employees not to fave The Verge’s investigation</a><a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/11/21003305/away-luggage-ceo-steph-korey-stuart-haselden-culture">Away’s new CEO was going to be second in command — until a toxic workplace story blew up</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.