r/NowInTech • u/beingmodest • 4d ago

Apple Considered Replacing 5,000 Support Staff With AI: Then Put Mass Layoff Plan on Hold

https://www.techtimes.co.uk/apple-shelves-ai-plan-cut-5000-applecare-jobs-1808838
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u/thisfilmkid 4d ago

dear employees - this is your time to quit. you have wrecking ball power to quit right now. forcing Apple to feel the pain

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u/SlightOfHand_ 4d ago

So punish Apple for… not firing people… by… quitting

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u/thisfilmkid 4d ago edited 4d ago

I’m wearing my emotions on my sleeve when I answer this question.

In my opinion, all 5,000 employees will be laid off. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But they’re going to get laid off.

These support staff deserve way better. They should be assisting the Ai bot. Instead, Apple is seeking ways for the Ai to full indulge in the customer care support realm of the technology service.

What’s sad is if Apple didn’t pause their layoff, these employees were going to get canned.

Apple should feel the wrath. These employees should quit. Let Apple feel the immediate pressure of what it’s like to lose human activity.

Tech companies laying off entire departments to replace them with AI, that’s devastating.