The article says they're trying to reduce overlapping and redundant work, and restructuring teams in a way such that they intersect less implies they run more e

The article says they're trying to reduce overlapping and redundant work, and restructuring teams in a way such that they intersect less implies they run more efficiently, so they only options at this point are to lay people off or find new projects for them to do. The former makes the most sense considering how little money Uber is making and how their bottom line might increase if they legally become employees (minimum wage, health insurace, threat of unionization, etc)