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Uber lays off 3,300 employees in its biggest cuts since the pandemic

From Al Jazeera · () English

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  • Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, in its largest layoffs since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
  • CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company will reduce management layers, halve the number of small “micro-teams” and have about 1 percent of employees working remotely.
  • The cuts follow earlier customer-service layoffs and a hiring slowdown linked to artificial intelligence, as Uber faces pressure in its robotaxi business despite rising revenue.

Uber is eliminating 3,300 jobs, or about 10 percent of its workforce, in its largest headcount reduction since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi told employees that the company wants fewer management layers and simpler team structures.

The cuts will halve the number of “micro-teams,” groups in which managers supervise only one or two direct reports. Khosrowshahi said a leaner organisation would bring clearer responsibility, faster decisions and more time for building products instead of coordinating work.

The company is also sharply reducing remote work. Khosrowshahi said that, going forward, only about 1 percent of employees would work remotely. The restructuring comes weeks after Uber eliminated 10 percent of its customer-service positions as it adopted artificial intelligence. The company announced a hiring slowdown in May and also attributed that decision to AI.

A leaner organisation will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating.

— Dara KhosrowshahiUber’s CEO explained the intended effect of reducing management layers and restructuring teams.

Uber is seeking to expand its robotaxi business and plans to invest $10 billion in the effort, but the unit faces increasing pressure from competitors. Waymo operates driverless cars through Uber in Atlanta and Austin, while expanding into other markets independently. Tesla is also advancing its robotaxi plans and scheduled a Cybercab event in Austin.

The layoffs come despite continued revenue growth. Uber’s annual report showed revenue rising 18 percent from 2024 to 2025, reaching $52 billion. Second-quarter 2026 revenue increased 12 percent to $14.2 billion, although growth moderated. Uber shares have fallen 8 percent this year, despite rising more than 1.6 percent in midday trading on Wednesday.

Khosrowshahi earned 360 times the average Uber employee’s pay in 2025, according to the AFL-CIO’s Executive Paywatch Tracker. Layoffs.fyi, which tracks technology-sector job cuts, had recorded more than 123,000 layoffs before the supplied text ends.

going forward, only ~1% of employees will be remote

— Dara KhosrowshahiKhosrowshahi told employees that Uber would sharply reduce remote work.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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