Uber fires 3,500 employees over 3-minute Zoom call

Uber fired over 3,500 employees globally, comprising nearly 14% of its workforce, through a three-minute Zoom call. The news was announced to employees by Ruffin Chaveleau, head of Uber's customer service, who told impacted employees, "Today will be your last working day with Uber." She also broke down and said, "No one wants to be on a call like this."