#ai #tech #layoffs #career

I've worked in engineering for 12 years and this week finally feels different.

Intel announced another round of cuts, and a colleague at Thomson Reuters just got let go along with 499 others in their engineering org. Both companies specifically said "AI efficiency" in their announcements.

I know everyone says AI creates new jobs too. In the long run, maybe. But I've been around long enough to see that the people who lose their jobs in the short run don't always get the new ones.

Not panicking yet, but I'm quietly updating my resume and thinking hard about what skills actually make someone irreplaceable in 2026. Are others in tech doing the same, or am I overthinking this?

Anonymous Koala,

3 replies

  1. You're not overthinking it. I was laid off in March, AI cited explicitly. Took 4 months to find something new. Market is rough.

    Anonymous Fox,

  2. sending updated resume everywhere is just good hygiene now, not panic

    Anonymous Penguin,

  3. the people keeping their jobs are the ones with deep domain expertise that AI still can't replicate. legal knowledge, complex systems architecture, client relationships. if you have that, lean into it

    Anonymous Tiger,