During an all-hands meeting on Tuesday, Uber’s chief of HR made multiple references to doing “shots,” in one of several awkward moments at a meeting meant to share recommendations on how the company can fix its culture.

Those moments were caught on recorded audio shared exclusively with Yahoo Finance.

The embattled ride-hailing startup saw renewed backlash after the meeting, which came following accusations of sexual harassment at the company. Also on Tuesday, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he’s taking a leave of absence, amid mounting pressure and a drumbeat of negative press. His mother also recently died in a boating accident.

‘You can have two shots’

At one point during the all-hands meeting, Hornsey encouraged employees to essentially participate in a drinking game: every time she said the word “bloody,” they should take a shot (presumably, of alcohol). Hornsey, who appeared to have a British accent, made the reference several times throughout the all-hands meeting.

“We have just got to get seriously real, and we have got to get real in a way that no bloody company’s — oh sorry, I’m blind,” mused Hornsey. “I read yesterday that if I said ‘bloody,’ you all have to take a shot. So, so sorry. I just said ‘bloody.’ In fact, I said it twice. So you can have two shots, but only after hours. Sorry.”

Hornsey, a former Google (GOOG, GOOGL) veteran and Softbank operating partner who joined Uber in late 2016, was very likely joking when she made those off-the-cuff remarks, but they’re nonetheless troubling given Hornsey helps set the tone for Uber — a company that employs more than 12,000 people.

“I have heard of people paying into a ‘fine jar’ for using swear words (where the jar gets donated to some charity), but taking ‘shots’ as in alcohol seems not like the best punishment,” said Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. “Alcohol abuse is a serious health problem and a particular problem in the SV ‘bro’ culture that Uber exemplifies, but it is hardly the only instance of [that ‘bro’ culture]. I do not think encouraging people to take shots is a wise move, regardless of the specific company’s history.”

Pfeffer added that there are religions — not to mention personal background issues like alcoholism in one’s family — that forbid alcohol consumption.

“If one wants to encourage a truly inclusive culture, we need to be sensitive to that,” he said.

‘Will you all just stand up and give each a hug before I speak, please?’

Another unequivocally awkward moment? When Hornsey encouraged employees to hug one another.