The article starts by saying this is the third and final wave.

There is a standard management speech that goes something like “these cuts hurt me more than those former employees but now we are perfectly sized for our amazing new plan for growth”? Don’t worry, you will hear it one day...

There is no full stop after "phase" in the article:

"third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year"

That does not preclude another "layoff process" in the (near) future.

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They said this is a "final wave"

Perhaps. But obviously they'd want to make this appear as the "final" wave to not overly-agitate existing employees. It'll be interesting to see how this quarter's earnings go (especially since the lockup expires in Nov). If the market reacts poorly, expect additional cost cuts.

No, that would erode trust. Saying "this is the final wave", and following that up with a fourth wave of layoffs would be even worse for employee agitation, and have a worse long-term effect. I doubt Uber management is that dumb.

So you think there will NEVER be another waves of layoffs? This is obviously a statement they needed to make in order to calm down the current employees.

> I doubt Uber management is that dumb.

Should we tell him?

No. Do you really think they can promise anything? It will depends on the direction of the Stock in the next month.

The final wave before the next one.

The fine print to such management speak is, "...this is the final wave until our bottom line improves". If Uber's financial position doesn't improve, we are guaranteed to see more "waves". Given Uber's current trajectory, I would assume they would end up cutting 30-40% staff over the next couple years. 19K employees for their business is overkill.

ah well, if they said so we should just believe them.

Not according to their quarterly earnings its not. They're going to have to keep slicing until they start generating profits