This contradiction is impossible to ignore nearly 2 weeks since the Microsoft layoffs…

Let's recap:

– Cut ~18,000 workers
– Saved $500M by automating sales + support
– Spending $80B on AI
– Training 400,000 teachers to teach it

AI literacy is good.
But the contradiction is…

— Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) July 15, 2025

The future for a lot of white collar workers is looking pretty grim.