9.8.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-imposes-engineer-hiring-…
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...The ride-hailing giant has been canceling scheduled on-site interviews for tech roles this week, and job applicants have been told positions are being put on hold due to a hiring freeze in engineering teams in the U.S. and Canada, according to multiple people who received the communications. Uber didn’t respond to repeated requests for comments.
In emails sent to job interviewees, Uber recruiters explained “there have been some changes” and the opportunity has been “put on hold for now,” according to emails reviewed by Yahoo Finance.
The hiring freeze comes after 400 layoffs in its marketing department last week, which raised concerns and fears company-wide. During a recent all-hands meeting, a question about potential layoffs in the engineering department was also raised, but executives didn’t provide any timelines.
The number of hiring posts for software engineer roles at Uber peaked in March, according to data tracking firm Thinknum...
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IPO scheint vor genau 3m gewesen zu sein:
--> Uber (und Lyft) nehmen zwar (in NYC) den Taxlern die Fahrten weg, aber nachhaltig und auskömmlich profitabel ist das nicht (die App-Entwickler z.B. muss ja auch jemand bezahlen):
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-chart-shows-how-uber-…
--> und dann bleiben immer noch diese beiden Issues:
California is considering legislation to require that Uber and Lyft treat their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors.
And a recent report commissioned by Uber and Lyft found that the services are making traffic congestion worse in cities like San Francisco, Boson and D.C., rather than easing it they way they had initially promised.