Uber cuts 10% of workforce, tightens return-to-office rules
Uber is eliminating roughly 3,300 roles — about 10% of its global headcount — as part of a structural simplification that includes flattening management layers, merging engineering and delivery teams, and reducing fully remote workers to around 1% of staff; notably, the company's HR, recruiting, and workplace functions were already cut by 23% earlier this year. The restructuring signals a broader operational shift that includes leaning on AI to reduce customer-service headcount, with direct implications for how HR-tech and workforce tools are deployed at scale.