AI The New Backdoor Layoff
AI as backdoor layoff: Companies use AI efficiency gains as PR cover for not hiring. Same result, better optics. See the pattern.
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Analysis of workforce trends, talent management, and employment patterns in technology. Examines hiring practices, skill development, remote work adoption, career progression, and how technological change impacts job markets.
AI as backdoor layoff: Companies use AI efficiency gains as PR cover for not hiring. Same result, better optics. See the pattern.
October 2025: 153,074 job cuts, worst in 22 years. AI cited for 31,039 cuts. But the data shows most companies aren't replacing workers with automation—they're using 'AI' as PR cover for pandemic overcorrection.