They will just use new terminology to describe the next ones.

There is a standard management speech that goes something like “these cuts hurt me more than those former employees but now we are perfectly sized for our amazing new plan for growth”? Don’t worry, you will hear it one day...

There is no full stop after "phase" in the article:

"third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year"

That does not preclude another "layoff process" in the (near) future.

ah well, if they said so we should just believe them.

Perhaps. But obviously they'd want to make this appear as the "final" wave to not overly-agitate existing employees. It'll be interesting to see how this quarter's earnings go (especially since the lockup expires in Nov). If the market reacts poorly, expect additional cost cuts.

The fine print to such management speak is, "...this is the final wave until our bottom line improves". If Uber's financial position doesn't improve, we are guaranteed to see more "waves". Given Uber's current trajectory, I would assume they would end up cutting 30-40% staff over the next couple years. 19K employees for their business is overkill.

Not according to their quarterly earnings its not. They're going to have to keep slicing until they start generating profits

The final wave before the next one.