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Uber, After Buying Postmates, Lays Off More Than 180 Employees
The departures include most of the executive team at Postmates, the food delivery app that Uber bought last year.
Uber bought Postmates last year for $2.65 billion. Food delivery has been crucial to Uber as its ride-hailing business has been hurt in the pandemic.Credit.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Published Jan. 23, 2021Updated Jan. 25, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO Uber on Thursday laid off roughly 185 people from its Postmates division, or about 15 percent of Postmates’ total work force, said three people with knowledge of the actions, as the ride-hailing giant consolidates its food delivery operations to weather the pandemic.