AI hype could sideline Gen Z workers

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AI optimism could leave young workers behind as firms delay hiring until the technology pays off, economist Marc Sumerlin warned.

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They got laid off from the Microsoft country club and dumped into a brutal job market

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He spent 31 years at Microsoft. Then he was laid off — and had to relearn how to job hunt.

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Mike Kostersitz
Mike Kostersitz

Mike Kostersitz

Job hunting's newest rules — and whether they actually work

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These workers aren't waiting to be laid off — they're building a Plan B

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A laid-off Microsoft manager shares why he's ready to say goodbye to Big Tech after 2 decades

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Joe Friend
Joe Friend

Joe Friend

I was laid off by LinkedIn, so I spent 3 months writing a 112k-word novel. I don't regret it, but now I'm struggling to find work.

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Oscar Cecena Fujigaki
Oscar Cecena Fujigaki decided to finish his science fiction novel after being laid off by LinkedIn in May.

Oscar Cecena Fujigaki

Microsoft laid her off. A layoff support group helped her bounce back — and she got a job at Meta 2 months later.

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Deborah Hendersen
Deborah Hendersen

Deborah Hendersen

Figma CEO says AI is not coming for your job and that his company is hiring across departments

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Figma CEO Dylan Field

Figma

I'm the cofounder of a company with an AI-powered tiny team. Here's what it takes for me to hire someone new.

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Sidhant Bendre is the cofounder of Oleve.

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