Uber employed some 32,600 drivers worldwide on the finish of September, in keeping with the corporate’s final quarterly earnings report.
“We’re not at this point planning on any company-wide layoffs,” Uber chief government Dara Khosrowshahi stated at a Wall Street Journal occasion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Microsoft stated Wednesday it could layoff 10,000 staff within the coming months because the financial downturn punishes US tech giants.
Facebook-owner Meta, Amazon, Twitter and Salesforce have additionally introduced hundreds of layoffs.
The redundancies observe a significant hiring spree throughout the top of the coronavirus pandemic when corporations scrambled to fulfill demand as folks went on-line for work, buying and leisure.
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Khosrowshahi stated it was his job to make “shifts” inside the firm however that “the core business and the core workforce … are well balanced and well positioned for the future. “I definitely hope it stays that manner. But it’s a dynamic surroundings, and we will regulate fairly rapidly.”
Khosrowshahi said Uber was working with various automakers to design cars purpose-built for its ride-hailing and delivery services.
He declined to name the companies.