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Re:Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to Covid-19 by bsimpson on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @12:22PM (#23092842)
Why would you stagger them like that?

Layoffs have got to be terrible for morale. I'd expect you'd want to minimize the anxiety by getting all the uncertainty out of the way.

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Re:Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to Covid-19 by foobiekr on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @09:16PM (#23098559)
Friends at Uber have many positive things to say about the company, but all of them have been very clear that a lot of the management layers are populated by people with limited experience. Most likely the engineering lay-off couldn’t get done in time for earnings.
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Re:Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to Covid-19 by sida on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @10:18PM (#23098968)
You would not stagger it like that.

My suspicion is that the lay off got leaked and it forced the company’s hand. They are probably scrambling to get everything finalized ASAP.

And eng lay-off requires more planning than customer support lay-off

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Re:Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to Covid-19 by 1MoreThing on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:21PM (#23095168)
They have an earnings call tomorrow. Have to show something before the call.
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