Axelrod said hiring CEOs have reached out directly to Chesky and other Airbnb executives, and workers are being approached. In recent weeks, Uber laid off 3,700 workers and Lyft laid off 982. We have great people leaving Airbnb, and I think other companies will love them as much as I do. In late April, Chesky laid off all of Airbnb’s contingent workers, who received a week’s severance and their laptop, according to two former Airbnb contractors affected by the layoffs. ADOn Thursday, Chesky announced during his weekly Q&A with employees that Airbnb was working on adding contractors to the directory.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2020 10:05 UTC