Mastodawn

Tough day at the office, more than half of the two adjacent software teams were laid off this morning. One of the engineers remaining was in tears this afternoon, but we were able to cheer him up enough to stop crying. There are no wrong feelings especially on days like this. I'm intellectually not surprised, but emotionally still shocked and feeling tons of grief. #layoff #software #manufacturing #america

Brasil de Fato [Unofficial]2d ago

Quando a IA vira desculpa para demissões

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/colunista/rafael-da-guia/2026/06/02/quando-a-ia-vira-desculpa-para-demissoes/

Kevin Dominik Korte 6d ago

(paywall) I find it astounding how the belief that AI is the one deciding on layoffs has made it this far in business and society. It's as if we are in The Matrix, and there isn't a human at the head of the company saying, "That will boost my stock compensation."
#AI #layoff
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/business/economy/ai-jobs-productivity.html

A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs

A French multinational, Schneider Electric, decided to use artificial intelligence in manufacturing to make workers more productive, rather than to replace them. Here’s how that’s going.

The New York Times

Jerome (He/Him)May 27

I don't think executives can tell the difference between AI writing and human writing.

Even the worst pre-AI #layoff announcements were never this devoid of empathy.

Simone May 27

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/116646477439451889

#Wikipedia is in a much worse situation than expected in terms of #freedom, but it is doing much better financially.
The new #CEO is trying to apply to Wikipedia a #layoff and anti #union strategy already seen in many other #bigtech looking for #profit. Wikipedia is supposed to be #nonprofit, and any real #gain shall be used for Wikipedia.
This is #sad and #alarming. I will not #donate anymore until the wrongdoings are undone.

Steven Saus [he/him]May 26

What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.

#ai #clickup #layoff #startups
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work/

Steven Saus May 26

What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/oum0b#ai #clickup #layoff #startups