Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people
Uber is laying off 3,300 employees, representing 10% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring effort to reduce management layers and focus on core divisions. The company is also significantly limiting remote work options for its remaining staff.
Why it matters
This move reflects broader trends in the tech industry toward streamlining operations and increasing corporate efficiency during economic shifts.
Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to cut management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi divisions. The company announced the changes in an internal email sent by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and published online Wednesday.
According to the email, the layoffs are part of a restructuring exercise that would shrink the number of managers by 20%, and some personnel in these roles would work as individual contributors going forward.
Bloomberg first reported news of the layoffs.
The ride-sharing giant is reducing the number of teams with one or two members by 50%, and letting go staff who are “more than seven layers down from the CEO,” per Bloomberg. Khosrowshahi’s email said the company is combining its engineering, science and delivery divisions. The company is also bringing together its delivery operations across restaurants, retail and direct divisions.
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