Uber is cutting some employees as part of a 'more rigorous approach' to performance reviews

Tue, 02/21/2023 - 20:20

Dara Khosrowshahi Uber — Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer, Uber, speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit on September 22, 2021 in New York City. A representative for Uber told Insider the company is conducting "even more rigorous" performance reviews this year.
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Uber is conducting "even more rigorous" performance reviews this year, a representative told Insider.
The company plans to backfill the roles of employees cut in the process, the representative said.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi previously said there were no plans for broad layoffs, and an Uber spokesperson said that hasn't changed.

Uber is cutting some employees during an "even more rigorous" set of ongoing performance reviews, the company confirmed to Insider on Tuesday. But it plans to hire new employees to backfill impacted roles, a spokesperson said.