TL;DRUber is cutting 23% of its People and Places division under newly promoted president Jill Hazelbaker. The company says the restructuring is unrelated to AI, even as it slows hiring elsewhere due to internal AI adoption.
Three weeks into her expanded role as president and chief corporate affairs officer, Jill Hazelbaker is already cutting. Uber announced on Wednesday that it is eliminating 23% of positions in its People and Places division, the unit responsible for human resources, recruitment, workplace facilities, and culture.
The cuts, many targeting senior roles, represent less than 1% of Uber’s 34,000 corporate employees worldwide, according to CNBC. The company’s approximately 10 million drivers are classified separately as independent contractors.
A spokesperson told Bloomberg the reductions are unrelated to artificial intelligence, a distinction Uber appears keen to draw as the broader tech industry sheds tens of thousands of jobs in the name of AI-driven efficiency.
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