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Yeah, it is incredibly tone deaf. I can fully understand some executives trying to hype up AI with the "It'll create more jobs!" mantra, but as it happens, the
by TrackerFF 5mo ago
Yeah, it is incredibly tone deaf.
I can fully understand some executives trying to hype up AI with the "It'll create more jobs!" mantra, but as it happens, the AI boom coincided with the post-COVID layoffs (from the hiring frenzy we saw back then) - so even though AI might directly not be responsible for less junior/grad hiring in the various industries, the vibe is that it is still responsible for the tough times college grads are facing.
- GrinningFool 5mo agoI am starting to see so much consistency in the "it's not AI, it's overhiring" commentary that it's actually starting to feel like a narrative constructed to allay concerns about AI impacts. At this point it's a "pandemic overhire correction" that the industry has been doing for two years, and is accelerating.
- ryandrake 5mo agoYea, I don't know how long they're planning to milk the "pandemic overhiring" excuse. Ten years? In 2030, we'll still be seeing headlines like "Company X lays off another 10,000 workers due to overhearing ten years ago..."
- nemomarx 5mo agoThe over hiring explanation will only last so long - you can't really say we were still over hiring after about 2023, right? So by next year you'd expect that shedding to be mostly done I think. and then companies no longer hiring juniors to train up will be obviously ai related