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In a time when many Americans are struggling to put food on the table, Uber Eats has done a major layoff as part of their Merger with Postmates. Say it ain’t so!
The company has cut 15% of the Postmates workforce, including most executives, after acquiring the delivery company late last year.
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The San Francisco tech giant confirmed to the New York Times that it's laying off 185 workers from the Postmates business, including founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann.
Engadget also reports that there more be more departures in the months ahead "as contracts expire and others are asked to leave." Yikes!
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There will still be a Postmates app, but it will run on Uber Eats technology, rendering much of their workforce redundant. The company has been trimming costs since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the global health crisis has only accelerated the need.
Their rivals are also consolidating, for example Just Eat just acquired Grubhub, so the company's need to reduce spending is greater than ever before. Let's hope things don't get too much worse!
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