#ailayoffs

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-layoff-reports-put-ai-140359566.html

Companies are laying off workers after adopting artificial intelligence. This trend is known as "AI boomerangs." These same companies later rehire staff. Leaders reassess AI capabilities and limitations. Robert Half expert Travis Laird discussed this phenomenon.

https://www.azfamily.com/video/2026/04/16/ai-boomerang-hiring-trend-why-companies-rehire-after-ai-layoffs-generation-ai/

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Ninety-five jobs were eliminated by Snap. These cuts occurred in Washington state. The company implemented broader layoffs. Snap seeks to increase automation. This strategy emphasizes AI-driven operational efficiency.

https://letsdatascience.com/news/snap-cuts-95-washington-state-jobs-for-ai-efficiency-72fad0d2

I’m hearing last week from two senior folks that department managers are being asked to sketch out AI efficiency workforce plans.

29-44% of employees admit to purposefully sabotaging AI rollouts at their companies.

https://fortune.com/2026/04/08/gen-z-workers-sabotage-ai-rollout-backlash/

Think before you use AI at hcsc. Dont help train an AI to take your job away. You dont need it! They are coming for any job Thats repetitive or low level at first. You think this huge move to remotely work is in your best interest? Think again. Use your head, ot AI.

Amazon: 16,000
UPS: Up to 30,000
CIti: 20,000
Oracle: 30,000
And now SNAP: 1,000

All aboard the layoff train with an 'investing in AI' lie. Instant stock boost with no real product or service delivery while the exec team lines their pockets while failing to perform.

Is this capitalism?

Article....

https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-enterprise-workers-survey

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Widespread layoffs are occurring in 2026 across many companies. AI automation is a primary driver, replacing middle-layer roles. Companies are trading permanent salaries for software subscriptions. This shift creates a high demand for specialized freelance talent. The future of work increasingly favors an agile, independent workforce.

https://www.thehrdigest.com/the-great-reset-layoffs-in-2026-and-the-rise-of-freelance-recruiting/

Kalshi operates a rapidly growing prediction market. This market focuses on the number of tech layoffs. It has already generated over $30 million in trading volume. The market predicts a high chance of increased layoffs in 2026. Trading volume for this market grows 20% weekly.

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-market-tech-layoffs-mansour-lopes-lara-2026-4

CIO just want their metric shine by reducing ppl and showing off ai is working … let’s replace MD cto with AI

There is an AI assistant called Sherlock that is now handling the majority of customer cases. Instead of working directly with TAC engineers, customers are unknowingly interacting with this virtual assistant for most of their support experience.

TAC engineers have been instructed to “overwatch” — essentially to train and correct the AI model — with the expectation that a significant portion of AMER TAC will be laid off in FY27. After these reductions, customers will primarily be supported by cheap TAC teams in India and Mexico.

What’s most concerning is that TAC engineers have been explicitly told not to disclose any of this to customers. They are being directed to remain silent about how cases are actually being handled, leaving customers with the false impression that human engineers are actively working their issues when, in reality, the AI system is driving the process.

This lack of transparency means customers are being misled about the nature and quality of the support they are receiving.

Note: This should not concern you if you're a premium HTTS customer

Why Oracle is cutting so deep, so fast
The layoffs are directly tied to Oracle’s aggressive and debt-heavy expansion into artificial intelligence infrastructure. According to analysis from TD Cowen, the job cuts are expected to free up between $8 billion and $10 billion in cash flow — money the company urgently needs to fund a massive buildout of AI data centers.

This Layoff was entirely orchestrated through AI and ML tools inside Oracle. This is the first AI orchestrated layoff completely done end to end in IT industry. The mail were scheduled on time, the slack channel were turned off (Just like last time). but all the rest of orchestration like monitoring a person in his laptop, blocking all access, automated mail access removal and shut down of mail and finally laptop shutting down.
Automated Severance calculation and everything goes smooth.

But the way Layoff was conducted was totally InHuman and people who worked 15+, 20+ years or 30+ years deserve some respect and it could have been handled better. They were thrown like bread crumbs.

Copilot will do your job
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Layoffs are coming, not because AI has replaced any jobs, but because Jeremy Legg is simply not intelligent enough to implement AI in a cost effective manner. He has spent so much money attempting to implement something he knows nothing about that we will have to lay people off to save the balance sheet. R.I.P CDO, it was nice knowing you!

Stankey loves AI because it’s the only thing that tells him his ideas are good. We need more Dunning Kruger machines so we can make more incompetent business decisions to line the executives pockets, and we will spend billions to get there! Glory to Netanyahu!

Litigations will come for companies that adopt Ai aggressively.

Layoffs will continue after this round. This is first round of many. AI is here and all of us will be tasked to train it to replace us. 2026 will be a year of layoffs. Stock holders demand return for investment.

This right here. Everybody needs to prepare for a very long and very painful year.

So this was just a “let’s sell you on AI” meeting?
This spin is infuriating. Don’t pi-s on my leg and tell me it’s raining.
AI already took jobs. Just because they were taken first doesn’t mean AI didn’t replace them. In a way I guess it’s true because those who are still employed just have the additional burden of trying to get the job done - until AI can learn. But leadership will keep repeating that it’s not taking jobs. Maybe if we keep hearing it we will believe it?
And are we really bragging that 3 employees were “repurposed” so people start feeling safe?
Just stop. It’s insulting.

Here’s what you can start doing:
Be honest about what the vision is for this company and who has a true future with Canon. Give people the resources to develop marketable skills and move on if your long term plan does not include them. People have families to raise.

Looks like the US is heading into a collapse over the next decade with the relentless jobs being lost due to H1B visas Ofdshoeing and AI.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if we see over 50% of white collar jobs completely gone over the next 5 years.

This is a real SHTF scenario and most people still have their heads up their as--s when it comes to this

Dan pushed ai on us all on monday then immediately moved to fire so many people on friday. Was there warning?

Where are these layoffs coming from?

Forced Ai training. And soon to be forced to use Ai. While my director and mangers openly joke and laugh about how Ai is so great and will eventually take will our jobs. Great morale boost while they actively talk about wanting to boost morale.

Economy is getting worst. Most companies are announcing cuts, Cisco is no different. Major LR announcements in work for next Cisco Q3 earnings on May 13. This would be drastic shift caused by AI disruptions. 15-20 percent across the company. Many Delivery centers to shut.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/crypto-com-layoffs-12percent-ai-job-loss.html

Scrutinize, double scrutinize and triple scrutinize each and every engineer, especially the dead wood at Grade 10 and above. Most of them are needless overheads and only serve to drag the company down.

This is the ERA of AI assisted development. Leverage AI and eliminate DEAD WOOD.

From my LinkedIn feed:

I used Claude Code to create a new HDL and vibe coded a compiler in a couple of weeks of my spare time. (Yeah very little left after a busy day at work ;-) ) Now I am very certain say 80% likelyhood we won’t need half of design or verification engineers in max two years from now. I think we’re going back to a full stack frontend engineer model again. For a medium complexity accelerator chip, you need 1 architect, <10 AI native frontend engineers (doing design, verification, synthesis, timing,) 2 verification/emulation specialists for integration testing. I don’t know enough physical design to predict there.

AI isn't working as well as Mike would like. I hear 2026/early 2027 layoffs are delayed by 6-12 months. Mike is not happy. 115m dollars is being deployed to consultants to "make it work".

Warehouse workers for Southern Glazer in Las Vegas were recently laid off. They claim artificial intelligence robots are replacing their positions. Around 50 of more than 100 warehouse staff were reportedly let go on March 8. The affected workers performed tasks like picking products and building pallets. Southern Glazer has not yet responded to requests for comment.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/las-vegas-warehouse-workers-claim-ai-replaced-them/amp/

Isn’t it cool how the bank is training us in AI and encouraging us to try to automate some of our processes? No free lunches here. Every process you automate is one more step towards your own layoff. Even the things that aren’t successful highlight to the LLM what is important on the front line and what should get automated. Think you’re gonna get a nice bonus for alll that AI work you do? I have a Tuesday meeting set up for you. Don’t train your robot job destroyer .

Many companies are openly discussing AI's role in workforce reductions. MIT research indicates AI can already replace a significant portion of the US labor market. Several firms, including IBM and Wisetech, have directly cited AI for job cuts. IBM's CEO stated hundreds of human resources employees were replaced by AI. Wisetech announced 2,000 job cuts, attributing them to AI-led efficiency gains.

https://www.businessinsider.com/list-companies-replacing-human-employees-with-ai-layoffs-workforce-reductions

I've been through a few layoff cycles and I don't remember ever once an employee on a H1B visa or any other work visa getting let go. H1B visa holders are considered temporary workers. Why are full time employees let go before temporary employees? Soon all of Nike will be visa workers. The American dream is for everyone except Americans.

Leadership, not just here but across all companies, needs to realize that AI is not the answer, at least not in its current form. You can already see it breaking things all around us. Amazon is just one of the most recent examples. But they don't seem to care. They'll lay all of us off in the name of AI, only to watch everything start to crumble later.

It's coming - Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount | Reuters https://share.google/MVojTS4lM4QvvO5Ae

https://investinglive.com/stocks/oracle-layoffs-could-reach-45000-as-ai-replace-database-engineering-roles-job-loss-flood-20260312/amp/

https://gizmodo.com/oracle-will-downsize-its-product-teams-because-of-ai-2000732097

https://pub.towardsai.net/the-builders-notes-epic-oracle-and-cerner-are-blocking-healthcare-ai-here-s-the-proof-4cc17095f1dc

https://digital.va.gov/ehr-modernization/ehr-deployment-schedule/

https://telecareaware.com/breaking-oracle-health-loses-five-executives-sent-there-to-fix-cerner-report-and-what-is-it-telling-us/

https://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/health/health-patient-portal/pp-release-notes/known-issues.html

https://www.nextgov.com/modernization/2026/01/va-watchdog-lists-ehr-modernization-major-management-challenge/410919/

Nothing but a sinking ship being held together by the VA contract. They’re blocking 3rd-party APIs to force everyone onto the Clinical AI Agent, but the legacy code is so buggy (inbox column shifts, read-receipt failures) that clinicians are revolting. If you’re on the legacy maintenance side, the $2.1B RIF budget has your name on it. Management is literally counting your 'AI-generated PRs' to see if they can replace you with Code Assist."

Hearing pd claims and injury and all of p&c claims will be downsizing due to AI.

is whether AI agents implemented over the last 6 months will get laid off too? And in what order? Eg,

• Expensive US based employees first
• then EU
• offshore/outsourced workers next
• AI agents, once nobody else is left

Labor cost margin

https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/ceos-ai-labor-cost-margin-workforce/

Tech layoffs reached over 45,000 globally in early 2026. Approximately 20% of these reductions, totaling over 9,200 jobs, are linked to AI implementation. Block accounted for the largest single cut with 4,000 layoffs, driven by AI tool capabilities. Other companies like WiseTech Global, Livspace, eBay, and Pinterest also reduced staff due to AI strategies. Firms are restructuring operations around AI-driven workflows to boost efficiency and automate tasks.

https://technode.global/2026/03/09/2026-tech-layoffs-reach-45000-in-march-more-than-9200-due-to-ai-and-automation-rationalfx/