Uber is laying off 10% of its staff as it seeks to cut management layers

Uber is laying off 10% of its staff as it seeks to cut management layers Uber laid off 10% of its corporate workforce on Wednesday. Bloomberg/Getty Images Uber is laying off 10% of its corporate staff, joining other tech firms in cutting management layers.The ride-hailing company's move will eliminate roughly 3,300 positions, the company said on Wednesday.The job cuts focused on management and coordination roles, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in a memo to staff. While Uber's recent financial results have largely surpassed analysts' expectations, the company has become more complex over the last five years, Khosrowshahi wrote."We have reduced roles primarily focused on coordination, and have clarified the remit of the coordination roles that remain," he wrote.Uber "also cut down the number of management layers by broadening manager scopes," Khosrowshahi wrote.The layoffs are the latest round of job cuts for Uber, which eliminated roles in customer service and HR earlier this year.This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.Do you have a story idea about Uber? Contact this reporter at abitter@businessinsider.com or via encrypted messaging app Signal at 808-854-4501. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read next Alex Bitter is a senior retail reporter covering the gig economy, food, and retail. His work focuses major gig delivery and ride-hailing apps, including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and Walmart's Spark. He is interested in everything from what it's like to work on the apps to the companies' business strategies.Some of his recent stories feature gig workers who have been deactivated on the apps, DoorDash hiring traditional employees to make deliveries, gig workers' use of bots, and gig work expanding into new professions, such as nursing.Alex has also written about Aldi's US expansion, Starbucks' turnaround efforts, and the fallout from Kraft-Heinz's budget cutting. Convenience store chain Sheetz ended its "smile policy" after his reporting.Before joining Insider in September 2020, he wrote about consumer and retail companies for S&P Global Market Intelligence. He's a graduate of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and grew up on the Big Island.Alex lives in the Washington, DC, area, where you can find him studying ancient coins or searching for Civil War artifacts with his metal detector in his free time.Got a tip? Reach out at abitter@businessinsider.com or via encrypted messaging app Signal at +1 (808) 854-4501. Uber Tech Layoffs More Careers