Yahoo Finance has the scoopage:
Uber isn’t letting tech workers join the ride, at least for now.
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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