Uber CTO上任半年后离职，留不住人才的网约车行业何时能盈利？

{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"上任半年后，Uber CTO即将离职"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"根据彭博社报道，在Uber内部团队的一封电子邮件中显示，公司CTO Sukumar Rathnam即将卸任，但他不会马上离开，还会工作数周以完成交接工作。公司发言人表示，Rathnam 计划在 10 月初离开。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi在给员工的一封电子邮件中写道：“Sukumar是一位了不起的人才，我感谢他的领导能力以及他在过去一年为Uber所做的一切。”"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"两位高管都没有在电子邮件中提供离职原因。Rathnam没有立即回应置评请求。Uber发言人没有具体说明 Rathnam 离职的原因，但 Business Insider 早些时候报道称，他与首席产品官 Sundeep Jain 的分歧越来越大。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在Rathnam离职后，Uber的八名技术主管现在将直接向 Khosrowshahi 汇报。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Rathnam 的前任"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s?__biz=MzU1NDA4NjU2MA==&mid=2247501727&idx=1&sn=a081a6210e2a9c33d06b65db5f7d78e8&chksm=fbea7e50cc9df74633d4c40884cd9a387e3f46d65f2a3a4f0df667301cecbb21b42d7856bdcc&scene=27#wechat_redirect","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":" Thuan Pham "}]},{"type":"text","text":"在去年卸任之前已经在Uber工作了七年。在不久之后接受彭博社采访时，Pham 表示他不同意 Khosrowshahi 对自动驾驶汽车的态度。到年底，Uber改变了方向，出售了自动驾驶汽车部门。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在将近一年前加入Uber时，Rathnam曾被寄予厚望。在加入Uber之前，他曾担任Amazon.com Inc.的副总裁，在那里他领导负责产品选择和目录系统的团队。根据他的公司传记，在加入"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.infoq.cn\/article\/TeyGxCzU65tTYT51hE0l","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"亚马逊"}]},{"type":"text","text":"之前，他曾在微软和甲骨文工作。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"据《 Business Insider 》报道，目前尚不清楚在 Rathnam 离开后Uber的技术团队将如何构建。"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"内忧外患共同发作，盈利目标遥遥无期"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"去年5月，Uber前CTO Thuan Pham 曾在担任该职位 7 年后卸任。随着首席技术官的离职，Uber 的技术工程团队也有 800 人离职。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"去年 10 月，在回应亏损与裁员的情况时，Uber 的 CEO Dara Khosrowshahi 曾在给员工的邮件中说：“今天对于我们所有人来说都是艰难的日子，我将竭尽所能，以确保我们不再需要也不再会有这样的日子。”他也曾将彼时的亏损描述为“战略性亏损”。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"上市两年来，Uber经历了至少四次"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.infoq.cn\/article\/SW9v9GHaVSis1XpjShub","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"大规模裁员"}]},{"type":"text","text":"。对于创业公司来说，上市并不意味着走到了终点，相反，它还有可能是一个“生死劫”。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"自上市以来，作为全球共享出行独角兽的"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.infoq.cn\/article\/SW9v9GHaVSis1XpjShub","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":" Uber "}]},{"type":"text","text":"的境遇似乎更加困顿。投资者普遍对于 Uber 成本高昂的乘车业务能否盈利感到质疑。上市首日，Uber 股价便跌破发行价，流着血上市。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"上市不利后，不只是轮番裁员，Uber 的高管团队也多次进行大换血。上市 1 个月后，Uber 的首席运营官 Barney Harford 和营销负责人 Rebecca Messina 离职。同年8 月 4 日，在营销团队裁员 400 人后，Uber 聘请了来自谷歌的一位长期高管 Thomas Ranese 来领导 Uber 全球产品和商业营销工作。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"要摆脱困境，Uber 需要迫切解决盈利和亏损难题。目前 Uber 的主要业务有共享出行、外卖等，因网约车太烧钱，Uber 一直深陷盈利泥沼。Uber 还在探索新的盈利业务，如货运服务及新出行平台建设、无人车等，自动驾驶业务被视为 Uber 发展的未来，但该业务目前尚处于投入阶段，短期内难以盈利。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"另一方面，当地时间9月13日，荷兰阿姆斯特丹法院裁定，Uber的司机是员工，而非独立的承包商，因此他们有权享有正式员工的权利。阿姆斯特丹法院指出，Uber和司机之间的法律关系符合雇佣合同的所有特征，因此这些司机应受到出租车运输集体劳动协议的保护。该法院还要求Uber支付5万欧元，作为未能履行出租车劳动协议的惩罚。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"今年2月，英国最高法院裁定， Uber必须将其司机归类为工人而非独立承包商，法官表示，Uber司机是有权获得最低工资、带薪假期和基本工时等劳工权利的工作者。Uber在3月表示，将改善员工权利，包括为其7万多名英国司机提升最低工资。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"有专家曾估计，将Uber司机归类为雇员而非独立承包商，Uber的劳动力成本可能会增加 30％，Uber 的盈利能力将受到损害。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"不仅如此，Uber 还受到了来自竞争对手以及外部发展环境的压力。在其最重要的共享出行业务板块，lyft 等竞争者在不断抢占并威胁 Uber 的市场份额。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"内忧不断，外患缠身，就目前来看，Uber想要实现盈利还有很长的路要走。"}]}]}