Joe Gebbia joins DOGE

[Jo1009]

Hi everyone,

Is anyone else concerned that Joe Gebbia has joined DOGE?

Does he still earn income from Airbnb as a board member? This makes me very sad as I can't support a guy like that.  I really like the service airbnb provides and the ease of use for a host.

Anyone else feel the same way? 

Joanna

[Jo1009]

Start by opening an account elsewhere.  I am going to open an account at VRBO while I write to Airbnb and ask the to remove Joe Gebbia.

brian dot chesky at air bnb dot com

nathan at airbnb dot com

That is the only way to share as they won't allow people to post email addresses here

[Alicia1458]

If you are reacting in this way it does not make much sense. 

[Jo1009]

It makes sense for many of us. 

[Kathleen834]

Yup. VERY concerned and PISSED. Someone always has to come in and ruin a good thing. Hopefully, the Board will pay attention to feedback and separate from this Loser. 

I started back with VRBO even though I hate the platform. This is my livelihood. 

[Bill1740]

Yes.  I am concerned.  I have three reservations for this summer in Europe.  I am working to find alternatives so I can cancel those reservations.  This country and its leadership, DOGE included, only cares about retribution and profit.  It is "Billionaires Gone Wild."  "At some point a stand has to be made.  I will do my small part to take a stand and would be happy to consider any larger collective measure that anyone would like to propose.

[Paula2960]

Yes. I've hosted less than 2 years and have consistent 5 stars and been happy with the platform but i'm really considering dropping air bnb.  I can't support anything to do with Musk and Doge.

[Paula2960]

How/where do we complain to them?  I really hate starting all over witha different platform.  I have around 80 stellar reviews.  

[Usa5568]

As a host, shall we protest to get him out? 

[Jo1009]

Yes.  I wrote emails to a variety of people at Airbnb.  The more people do it, the more we can hope for a change.  I am even going to post on my personal social media for airbnb users to do so.  If we flood them, maybe he'll get the hint he's not welcome with his stupid views. 

[Sarah6485]

Just unlisted my 5-star guest favorite property today, and emailed the CEO. It's one action I can take to stand against dehumanization. I've cross-listed on Vrbo and will be taking my business fully over there until Airbnb releases a statement that Gebbia is off the board.

[Michael7774]

We've been hosting our guest cabin in the mountains of Northern New Mexico on Airbnb for two years now and have been Superhosts from the start. We've marveled at and been thankful for the amount of bookings we've had (and surprised as well) and if we didn't block out a few nights here and there we'd be booked solid from spring to fall.

We believe a large part our success is due to placement on our listing (at Airbnb's recommendation when creating your listing and copied from their own text) the statement...

"Our home is a safe place for folks from all minority and marginalized groups

[Michael7774]

We welcome guests of all races, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations. Our home is your home.'

To see Gebbia strongly and vocally support Elon Musk, DOGE, and be an outspoken advocate of RFK, Jr. (my wife and I are healthcare professionals so this tidbit disgusts us even more) runs counter to everything that statement from Airbnb and us. I can't look my guests in the eye if we continue with Airbnb, particularly as there seems to be no concerns from the company at all regarding this.

We're removing our listing in the next 24 hours. 

[John8796]

We just cancelled our existing AirBNB reservations and moved to VRBO. After 13 years, we're done with AirBNB.

I do think govt is too large, but this DOGE "purge" is un-democratic and authoritarian. This is not an audit. There are no auditors. No budget specialists. No forensic accountants. Just a handful of teen-age coders causing unreasonable chaos.

This is how bullies and thugs and mobsters do things. This is not the work of empathetic, thoughtful human beings.

[Karen4033]

Yes. I agree. Be careful moving as you will lose those already booked. I can't move until after the end of July. 

Unfortunately, Airbnb is the easiest platform and I believe it is the only one that offers insurance. I have looked at many and used VRBO previously.

I will probably go with Evolve. They charge the host more, but they do the marketing and put it on all of the platforms. 

I would really like to stay with Airbnb, but also cannot support that nonsense. I am also very rural and a heavy Amazon user since 1997. I will be canceling all that as well. And I see some other companies I use - like Paypal, Robinhood, Uline, Coca-Cola,  Verizon, Comcast  . . .