
The AI Layoffs Story Is Wrong. Here's What's Really Happening.
Everyone's blaming AI for the wave of layoffs hitting tech right now, but the AI layoffs data tells a different story. I dug into PwC's research on over 1 billion job postings and found something that changed my mind too. In this episode I break down the two tracks the job market is splitting into: roles where AI amplifies human judgment (seeing 2x job growth and 42% faster pay), and roles getting commoditized into scripts and playbooks. I also share what I'm hearing inside my weekly CEO roundtables, including one leader who's hiring aggressively from competitors while everyone else cuts to look efficient. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Why the AI layoffs headlines are misleading (00:56) The real numbers behind the layoffs everyone's citing (01:16) Why 69,000 new tech jobs got added the same month (01:58) The real reason behind 40 percent of the AI layoffs (02:52) Why AI isn't killing your job, it's exposing bloat (03:20) Why I'm digging into this every week in CEO roundtables (04:44) The two-track job market PwC just found (05:31) Track two: the roles getting commoditized (06:14) Why fractional GTM leaders are booming right now (06:52) What's actually happening to entry-level jobs (07:57) My advice for CEOs and go-to-market leaders right now 📌 Comment "growth" and my team will send you the CEO manifesto on navigating this.
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