Massive wave of layoffs within the company continues. This time it’s Cornershop, a Chilean startup that was acquired by Uber, which via an email sent this Thursday morning laid off 11% of its workforce.
“Today is a very sad day for Cornershop”, begins an email signed by Oskar Hjertonsson, the company’s CEO, addressed to 250 workers from across the region, mostly from the technical team. “If you are one of those affected, you should already have an email from Marinus Van Gestel – Latin America manager – in your inbox explaining the next steps,” continued Hjertonsson’s email.
“To those affected, I’m so sorry, I want to thank you again for choosing Cornershop over other companies competing for your talent and thank you for all your hard work while you’re here,” he added in the email. .
Meanwhile, Uber, which has acquired the entire Cornershop workforce, replied: “We have been looking at ways to combine our team, experience and operations so that by the end of the year we can fully integrate the Uber app. We are taking a deep look at the functions that are no longer critical to achieving our global supermarket and retail buying and delivery strategy.”
“As a result, unfortunately, we will be saying goodbye to the 250 Cornershop team professionals in the markets where the company currently operates,” the statement continued.
They also indicated that these workers would receive a severance package, including health insurance, as well as professional placement services.
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