Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs, Slashes Managers and Remote Work
Uber will cut about 3,300 jobs, 10% of global staff, trim managers by 20%, eliminate most remote work and merge teams to fund rides, delivery and robotaxis.
Summary
Uber announced on September 2, 2026, that it will cut about 3,300 employees, roughly 10% of its global workforce, while reducing managers by 20%. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told staff in an internal email that some managers will become individual contributors as Uber removes complexity and redirects investment toward ride sharing, delivery and robotaxis.
Uber will halve the number of teams containing only one or two people and dismiss employees positioned more than seven organizational layers below the CEO. It is combining engineering, science and delivery, consolidating restaurant, retail and direct delivery operations, and limiting remote roles to less than 1% of staff. Khosrowshahi said expansion into new products and businesses created excessive layers, coordination and fragmented ownership.
Positives
- A 20% reduction in managers is intended to simplify Uber’s organizational structure.
- Some affected managers will remain at Uber as individual contributors rather than leaving the company.
- Engineering, science and delivery will be combined to reduce fragmented ownership and coordination.
- Restaurant, retail and direct delivery operations will be consolidated into a unified organization.
- Ride sharing, delivery and robotaxis will receive more investment under the restructuring.
Risks & concerns
- About 3,300 employees, roughly 10% of Uber’s global workforce, will lose their jobs.
- Remote positions will fall to less than 1% of Uber’s workforce.
- Employees more than seven organizational layers below CEO Dara Khosrowshahi are being dismissed.
- Teams with only one or two members will be reduced by 50%.
- Management ranks will shrink by 20%, with some remaining managers reassigned as individual contributors.