π SF Bay Area β π© 982 employees (17%) β π₯ All departments
Lyft, the ridesharing startup, laid off 982 employees (17%) yesterday and furloughed 288 more. Rival Uber is reportedly discussing a layoff as well (to the tune of 5,000 people), though those cuts have not been finalized. Lyft and Uber’s revenue have fallen by more than 50% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
See below link πfor an opt-in list of Lyft employees laid off, including 35 engineers.
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