Paying up to twelve months’ salary to get people to leave voluntarily is being discussed as “layoffs.” I think that understates it.
It’s a reshaping of the workforce: shifting costs from “headcount” to “compute,” and turning an organization built for “broad coverage” into one that’s “smaller but stronger.”
For individuals, the real signal is this: stable roles are being repriced, while scarce roles are being valued twice as highly.
The middle tier will be in the most difficult position over the next two years.
It’s a reshaping of the workforce: shifting costs from “headcount” to “compute,” and turning an organization built for “broad coverage” into one that’s “smaller but stronger.”
For individuals, the real signal is this: stable roles are being repriced, while scarce roles are being valued twice as highly.
The middle tier will be in the most difficult position over the next two years.
