When you grow as fast as Uber has been, you accumulate a TONNE of fat. Multiple teams hiring people for the same role, creation of roles that have no real valu

When you grow as fast as Uber has been, you accumulate a TONNE of fat. Multiple teams hiring people for the same role, creation of roles that have no real value, too many middle managers, etc. It’s so hard to not get into this state during rapid growth, and to get out of it, and return to being a focused, lean, efficient (and eventually profitable) company, layoffs are basically the only answer. Often LOTS of layoffs. In a few years, I’ll bet many other departments at Uber are hit the way marketing just was.