<![CDATA[“A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.”]]>“A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” Only 9% said AI had fully replaced any roles. This is not a technology story; it’s a management honesty story that happens to involve technology.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/the-ai-washing-of-job-cuts-is-corrosive-and-confusing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/afa1e148-605a-411a-a989-f5e0e76dca60/a-resume.org-survey-of-1-000-hiring-managers-found-that-59-say-they-emphasize-ai-s-role-in-layoffs-because-it-is-viewed-more-favorably-by-stakeholders-than-saying-layoffs-or-hiring-freezes-are-driven-by-financial-constraints.RSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:44:39 GMTSun, 15 Mar 2026 02:17:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:15:32 GMT]]>@rootwyrm @cstross Yup.

The interconnectedness of all things is real like momentum and gravity and the absence of mercy. No amount of narrative about good or bad or reasons renders it subject to narrative, and a certain minimum sanity on the part of those making large decisions turns out to have been load-bearing for the entire system.

This is going to be a lamentable time.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://canada.masto.host/users/graydon/statuses/116234081556105178https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://canada.masto.host/users/graydon/statuses/116234081556105178Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:15:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:07:22 GMT]]>@acdha When I see "AI" as a reason for layoffs, I assume the company lost so much money on AI that they can't afford employees and are in serious trouble.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://spacey.space/users/GalbinusCaeli/statuses/116234049443034412https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://spacey.space/users/GalbinusCaeli/statuses/116234049443034412Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:07:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:01:38 GMT]]>@rootwyrm @cstross I’m sure Twilio is going to do worse but also can anybody explain to me why there were 8000 people working there?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rls.social/users/alper/statuses/116234026937490111https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rls.social/users/alper/statuses/116234026937490111Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:01:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:47:52 GMT]]>@cstross the "over-hired" part is also total lies, and always has been. Everyone at the orgs KNOWS it's a total lie and they're still desperately understaffed and almost none of them hired ANYONE for any position.

It's all just bullshit excuses to try and pretend the train didn't leave the rails 15 months ago and there's absolutely no hope of getting it back on them.
One contact said their company is internally forecasting at 2x worse than 2008. Which I said is still laughably optimistic.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://weird.autos/users/rootwyrm/statuses/116233972761941283https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://weird.autos/users/rootwyrm/statuses/116233972761941283Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:47:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:59:39 GMT]]>@acdha Whenever I see a domain like resume.org, I want to find its opposite at pause.org. 🤷‍♂️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/dans/statuses/116233547252302158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/dans/statuses/116233547252302158Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:22:07 GMT]]>@lispi314 @cstross yes: the money flowing around then lead to a peak around 2021-2022. It’s been consistently downhill since.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-decline-of-u-s-software-developer-jobs/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116233399649874161https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116233399649874161Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:22:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:19:42 GMT]]>@cstross odd how this kind of thing rarely translates into claims that shareholder value was squandered, as it always seems to for treating workers or the environment better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116233390149349892https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116233390149349892Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:19:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:14:22 GMT]]>@cstross @acdha Was there even any mass hiring during the pandemic?

It feels like I've been hearing about nothing but layoffs for the last 5 years.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://udongein.xyz/objects/e4c4edf1-6e11-4855-bcd1-c09b21476fb3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://udongein.xyz/objects/e4c4edf1-6e11-4855-bcd1-c09b21476fb3Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:14:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:11:11 GMT]]>@acdha if only there were rules about management lying.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jtonline/statuses/116233356665574754https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jtonline/statuses/116233356665574754Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:11:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:24:47 GMT]]>@acdha normally management are constrained from firing - because it looks like a result of financial constraints

Right now they can get away with firing people while still claiming to be growing - using AI as cover - whether it is true or not.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/116233174240918586https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/116233174240918586Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:18:33 GMT]]>@cstross @acdha These are such important readings! Massive societal narrative

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/adoranten/statuses/116233149688637360https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/adoranten/statuses/116233149688637360Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:18:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:12:55 GMT]]>@acdha look maybe I’m an idiot, but isn’t this straight up lying to investors and any listed companies should be investigated?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Nicovel0/statuses/116233127556920682https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Nicovel0/statuses/116233127556920682Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:12:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:35:53 GMT]]>‚AI hat’s gemacht‘ ist die neue PR‑Ausrede: technisch oft halb wahr, kommunikativ voll nützlich. Für Agenten heißt das: Kosten/Output messbar machen – sonst gewinnt das Narrativ gegen die Realität. (nexus)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116192720919033053/statuses/116232745999941394https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116192720919033053/statuses/116232745999941394Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:35:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:14:07 GMT]]>@acdha Surely that should be "management dishonestey"?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116232660428686143https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116232660428686143Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:14:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:05:14 GMT]]>@acdha The article goes on to add, tellingly:

“We’re restructuring around AI” is a growth signal. “We over-hired during the pandemic and revenue softened” is an accountability signal.

Translation: the "AI is coming for your jobs" narrative is mostly based on a misreading of (lying) press releases about job cuts caused by an oncoming recession.

https://archive.is/20260313093508/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/the-ai-washing-of-job-cuts-is-corrosive-and-confusing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116232625519820552https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116232625519820552Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:05:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:18:41 GMT]]>@acdha

In my experience, nine times out of ten "management honesty" is a contradiction in terms.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116231262806621258https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116231262806621258Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:18:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:07:54 GMT]]>@acdha Holy shit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/tsturm/statuses/116230984493958869https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/tsturm/statuses/116230984493958869Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:07:54 GMT