While eBay might be trying to tailor itself to new customer demographics, the company announced it would be cutting 6%, or 800 roles, across its global workforce.
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY, XETRA:EBA) said on Thursday that it will cut roughly 6% of its global workforce, or about 800 employees, as part of a company-wide effort to reduce costs and realign operations. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities, which will affect certain roles across our workforce,” a company spokesperson said.
eBay is cutting around 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees.
EBay said it's laying off about 800 employees, or 6% of its workforce. The job cuts are occurring across the company, and are a result of its push to focus on "strategic priorities," eBay said.
The online auction site didn't say when the layoffs are expected to occur, or whether the company expects to record any charges as a result of the restructuring.
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