Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires

Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by foobiekr on Saturday August 10, 2019 @10:37PM (#20665864)

Well, it's not really a one-time cost. It's a cost which will recur in pretty much every quarter with a one-tome magnitude.

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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by HeavenFox on Saturday August 10, 2019 @11:11PM (#20665991)

While I don't know the specifics about UBER, some companies have RSU that vest only upon liquidation event, eg an IPO, which would inflate the number for that quarter, since you're effectively paying out all stock compensation owed to employees all at once.

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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by foobiekr on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:32PM (#20668885)

Yes, that’s the magnitude part. But Uber relies very, very heavily in RSU compensation and those expenses will show up every quarter going forward.

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