Uber cuts 10% of its workforce and shuts down in Nigeria and Uganda
Uber is cutting about 3,300 roles, roughly 10% of its workforce, and shutting down in Nigeria and Uganda as it redirects spending towards robotaxis. Its internal memo says everyone affected has been notified except where local process applies, which in the EU means consultation with workers’ representatives and a 30-day wait after notifying the authorities.
Uber is cutting about 3,300 roles, roughly 10% of its staff. It is also shutting down in Nigeria and Uganda, Bloomberg reported.
The stated reason is structure rather than performance. Dara Khosrowshahi’s memo cites more layers, more coordination and fragmented ownership, and the changes cut manager numbers by 20%. Micro-teams of one or two people are halved.
One sentence in that memo is written for Europe. Everyone affected has already been notified, it says, “except in countries where we will follow the required local process“.
That clause is doing legal work rather...
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