{"id":913544,"date":"2026-06-17T18:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/uber-slashes-people-division-by-nearly-a-quarter-ceo-says-changes-are-necessary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:03","slug":"uber-slashes-people-division-by-nearly-a-quarter-ceo-says-changes-are-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/uber-slashes-people-division-by-nearly-a-quarter-ceo-says-changes-are-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber slashes people division by nearly a quarter. CEO says ‘changes are necessary’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi answers audience questions during a recording of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Uber<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> is slashing 23% of jobs in its people division as it seeks to streamline operations under the direction of new president Jill Hazelbaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a memo that the “changes are necessary to maximize the effectiveness of the People team and the enormous potential ahead of us.”<\/p>\n

The affected segments include recruitment and human resources staff. Uber did not disclose the number of employee cuts, but a spokesperson for the ride-hailing giant said they account for “well under 1%” of its 34,000 employees.<\/p>\n

In a note to affected teams, Hazelbaker, who was promoted to president and chief corporate affairs officer last month, said the layoffs aim to build a “more connected, modern, operationally excellent organization.”<\/p>\n

Some segments have become “complex and fragmented, with overlapping responsibilities, unclear ownership, and teams operating too far from the businesses and partners they support,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bloomberg<\/a> was the first to report the news. <\/p>\n

Uber joins a growing list of companies laying off employees<\/a>, with many firms citing the benefit of artificial intelligence<\/a> in automating workloads and improving efficiency. <\/p>\n

The food delivery and ride-hailing company said the cuts did not result from AI.<\/p>\n

This week, Uber confirmed it put tiered caps on spending for employees’ agentic tools, following a Bloomberg report. The base tier is at $1,500 per month, and the limits go up from there, the company said.<\/p>\n

Uber’s tech chief previously said that the company exceeded its 2026 AI budget within four months, The Information first reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson said these are “soft limits” geared toward agentic and coding tech, and budgets are set per tool.<\/p>\n

“We have had spend tiers on some agentic AI tools for several months,” they wrote.<\/p>\n

\u2014 CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blythe Lanz
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