Sep 20, 2026
Bosses Won’t Blame AI for the Layoffs. Their Employees Will.
Uber's own laid-off staff say AI was already doing their jobs, even though the company's layoff memo never mentioned it. Omnicom, Oracle and KPMG are all cutting too, and none of them are calling it a straightforward layoff either. Barclays staff are revolting against a tighter office mandate, and new evidence says older workers and graduates are both being quietly filtered out of hiring.
In this week's Paper Cut:
- Why Uber, Omnicom, Oracle and KPMG are all cutting jobs without quite calling it that
- New research linking AI exposure to slower wage growth rather than fewer jobs
- Barclays' staff revolt against a tightened return-to-office mandate, and the UK's new flexible-working rules
- Why older jobseekers say they feel invisible, even as everyone else is told to build a louder personal brand
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