The American company "Bird", the leader in the manufacture of electric scooters and "scooters", laid off about 30% of its employees due to the economic crisis linked to the outbreak of the emerging "Corona" epidemic.
Over the past week, the company has suspended its bikes in Europe and cut its costs dramatically. But these measures were not enough.
California startup founder and president Travis Vanderzanden said that Bird had collected hundreds of millions of investors, but that had not prevented it from sacking employees to maintain its relevance until the end of 2021.
He wrote a letter to his employees, a copy of which was obtained by Agence France-Presse, saying: "Until today there was no problem that we could solve together, and this is what makes the situation so painful. I have to say goodbye to some of the Bird family, some wonderful, smart, fighters, fun, beloved and loyal people." For reasons beyond our control. "
And the company "Bird" had about a thousand employees a year ago, according to the American "TechCrunch".