This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kori X, who is based in Phoenix. They were originally laid off from Uber in 2023, returned this year as an evaluations specialist on the GenAI team, and were laid off again. Their words have been edited for length and clarity.
I was first laid off by Uber in 2023 after working my way up through multiple roles. When I woke up yesterday morning and saw the email that four months after I had rejoined the company, I was being laid off again, I wanted to throw my phone at the wall.
I was extremely nervous to rejoin Uber this year after already being laid off once. I used to love this company…
