Uber Cuts 3,300 Corporate Jobs, Slashing 10% to Strip Out Management Layers
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Updated · Business Insider · Sep 2
Uber Cuts 3,300 Corporate Jobs, Slashing 10% to Strip Out Management Layers
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Sep 2
Summary
About 3,300 corporate roles are being eliminated, with Uber saying the cuts target management and coordination jobs rather than weak business performance.
Dara Khosrowshahi said five years of rapid growth had added complexity, prompting Uber to reduce employees seven or more layers below the CEO by 20% and shrink "micro-teams" by nearly 50%.
The reorganization also combines some delivery and tech teams, broadens manager spans, and shifts staff toward major hubs in New York and San Francisco.
Uber is tightening workplace rules alongside the layoffs: almost all employees must work in an office at least three days a week, and only about 1% of corporate staff will remain remote.
The move follows earlier cuts in customer service and HR and fits a wider tech-industry push to trim middle management and redirect savings into growth and innovation.