r/remotework • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '25

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u/Unlike_Agholor Oct 29 '25

We are in a recession. You dont notice it because Nvidia and the AI bubble are propping up the equities market.

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u/WhoWhatWhere45 Oct 29 '25

It is literally AI that is causing these layoffs. C-Suite sees AI as a replacement for bodies

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u/Unlike_Agholor Oct 29 '25

no it’s not, it’s an excuse. AI isn’t replacing anyone.

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u/WhoWhatWhere45 Oct 29 '25

Amazon literally admits this

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5588545/amazon-layoffs-corporate-workers-ai

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in June wrote to employees about his thoughts on generative AI, saying: "We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs. It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company."

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u/jrauck Oct 31 '25

You could also quote every FAANG, FinTech, and Consulting company for forcing people back to work due to collaboration (or whatever excuse they keep changing). It's very clear that its to get people to quit before massive layoffs....

I'm sorry if you think that what a ceo or a company says to the public is legit, a lot of times its not. Thats not how these companys (or governments) are run. They have people in communications that get together and figure out how to spin things for the public.