Uber is cutting about 3,300 jobs, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, as the ride-hailing company moves to simplify its corporate structure and reduce management layers.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes this week, saying Uber had become too complex as it expanded.
The restructuring is expected to eliminate management positions, combine teams and reduce smaller “micro-teams” with only a few employees.
The company says the changes are intended to speed up decision-making and allow employees to focus more directly on business priorities.
Uber is also significantly scaling back remote work.
Most employees who currently work fully remotely will be asked to return to an office, while only about 1% of the company’s workforce will remain fully remote.
Uber will continue enforcing its hybrid policy requiring employees to work in the office three days a week. Major hubs, including New York and San Francisco, will house more of the company’s global teams.
The layoffs affect Uber employees and do not include the company’s drivers and couriers, who generally work as independent contractors.
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