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- Sep 2, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Uber Cuts About 10% of Its Workforce
- On 2 September 2026 CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees Uber was "reducing the size of our team by about 10%", adding that everyone affected "has already been notified, except in countries where we will follow the required local process"[1].
- The cut comes to about 3,300 people, first reported by Bloomberg; Uber declined to confirm a number, and it had around 34,000 employees at the end of 2025 according to its annual filing[2][3].
- Uber reduced the number of employees sitting 7+ layers from the CEO by 20% and its micro-teams of 1-2 reports by nearly 50%, combined its three Delivery Ops teams (Restaurants, Retail and Direct) and merged Core Services Engineering with Science[1].
- Khosrowshahi said the changes are "designed to do two things: make Uber simpler and faster, and create more capacity to invest in our future", with savings reinvested in growth; he did not attribute the cuts to AI[1][2].
- Global teams are being concentrated in New York and San Francisco, most remote employees are asked to move to an office, and only about 1% will stay remote under a three-days-a-week hybrid policy[1].
- The savings back earlier plans to commit more than $10 billion to autonomous vehicles, and Uber's shares rose nearly 2% on the day[2]; TechCrunch notes the reinvestment targets ridesharing, delivery and robotaxis[3].
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- [1]90%uber.com/us/en/newsroom/simplerfasteruberuber.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Sep 2, 2026 ✓· 35% of score
Khosrowshahi's memo, posted on the Uber Newsroom on September 2, 2026, says "The message below was shared with Uber employees today" and "Everyone whose role has been affected has already been notified"; CNBC[2] reports "Uber on Wednesday announced plans to slash 10% of its workforce".
- [2]88%Uber to cut 10% of workforce in bid to move 'simpler and faster'cnbc.com· Published Sep 2, 2026· 32% of score
CNBC reports Uber[1] announced on Wednesday 2 September that it would cut 10% of its workforce, quoting Khosrowshahi's email, noting about 34,000 employees at the end of 2025 and a nearly 2% share rise.
- [3]85%Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 peopletechcrunch.com· Published Sep 2, 2026· 32% of score
TechCrunch reports about 3,300 layoffs, roughly 10% of global headcount, announced in Khosrowshahi's email published Wednesday, citing Bloomberg's first report.
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