[20 JUL] Paper Cut - Work Is Having an Identity Crisis

Layoffs blamed on AI, return-to-office rules nobody can enforce, and a culture gap employees are ready to quit over. This week’s Paper Cut slices through the noise for HR and employer-brand leaders. No fluff, just facts.

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AI Cuts Both Ways

‘AI impact feels way more real now’: Microsoft lays off employee who was with the company for 5 years

https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/ai-impact-feels-way-more-real-now-microsoft-lays-off-employee-who-was-with-the-company-for-5-years/3914921/

AI could create these new jobs despite gloomy forecasts, experts say

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/ai-create-new-jobs-despite-gloomy-forecasts-experts/story?id=123607557

RTO Rebellion 2.0

Fear of being ordered back to office affecting UK staff wellbeing, poll finds

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/fear-of-being-ordered-back-to-office-affecting-uk-staff-wellbeing-poll-finds

Starbucks shifts to 4-day RTO for corporate employees

https://www.hrdive.com/news/starbucks-four-day-a-week-rto-rule-seattle-toronto/753119/

Culture Credibility Test

Nearly half of workers have considered quitting over employer’s ethics, report finds

https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-have-considered-quitting-over-employers-ethics/753171/

Leadership Lip Service

McKinsey Research Reveals a Solution to Overwhelmed and Exhausted CEOs

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/mckinsey-research-reveals-a-solution-to-overwhelmed-and-exhausted-ceos/91212953

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