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[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Thank you. It can’t be both the reason for job cuts yet not show massive productivity gains. The reason is corporate greed in a squeezed economy.

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[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

Gotta make the DOW over 50k remember, can only get profits from cutting your expenses, and Lord knows idiot CEOs won't cut ai spending.

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[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Definitely excuse. So many of these companies dramatically over hired during COVID, then after COVID saw a normalization of profits, and a loss because they over hired.

Take block for an example, double or tripled their employees since COVID, but around 2022-2023 their profits fell off hard - they said "AI" is why they're doing cuts. No, they're doing cuts because they're going under

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[–] bigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Even more simply, demand is drying up as people are getting squeezed from small wage gains and huge inflation. Low demand for goods and incessant demand for "stakeholder value" means cuts have to come. If they're not in quality, it's in overhead (staff) - or both. And now bosses have excuses for both back-office and production staff - "automation" and "AI" respectively.

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[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

Since this time period I've noticed a severe drop in quality from software companies, to the point I have stopped using most products - which in a result drops the companies profits more 😂

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[–] bigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago

"I'm doing my part".gif

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[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Block (for those who don’t know): https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/business/block-layoffs-ai-jack-dorsey

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[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I actually hated the "journalism" done by CNN here. This one is a little better: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2026/02/27/block-lays-off-40-of-staff-and-blames-it-on-ai-dont-buy-the-excuse/

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[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 months ago

Fair and cheers for another source

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 4 months ago

I never understood how they were so deluded into thinking it was permanent. Sure we didn't know how long it would last but we knew it wasn't permanent.

CEO of zoom was legit shocked when their stock normalized.

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[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

It's also the reason in the way that companies want to invest more money on AI and are cutting wherever possible.

Companies hate their workers and being dependent on them. They will burn all their money just for the promise of getting rid of workers.

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's Fox Business. The literal mouth piece of the elite and billionaire/Epstein class.

If there's anything wrong with the economy it's because of Democrats, Progressives, Socialists, Immigrants, Avocado Toast. In that order.

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I can’t believe you forgot woke trans people

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I believe Fox News priority is the gays and trans folk.

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago

Good point. Same basis, different ignorant focus.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It seems the Epstein Class knows the game is up and is grasping for every single dollar before the house of cards collapses, and if all they have to do is just reach out and take the salaries of 150,000 people that they don't even consider people, it's an easy decision.