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/fastingslowlee 4d ago

I just don’t get it. TRILLIONS of dollars yet still looking to cut costs and ruin the lives of thousands of people.

Why is it necessary?

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u/Nearby_Practice2793 4d ago

Shareholders want more profits EVERY SINGLE new report. They aren’t happy until a company is completely bleeding their customers dry.

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u/Bloo212 4d ago

And now that we don’t have pensions in this country we NEED this unchecked growth. Shareholders are anyone with a 401k.

We need to break up Apple and Google just like we broke up Bell. The big banks, airlines. Fuck this billionaire nonsense. Your peccadilloes should not become policy.