#future

AI and globalization and robotics ARE having and continue to be our biggest threat collectively. So this is a blip on what’s coming down the Pike.

Hope for 10 more years

What do people think the future looks like for PSKY? Honestly, I thought it was on the rise after the acquisition when it went up to close to $20, but it's obviously dropped back to pre-acquisition levels. Do we think it'll go back up if the WBD acquisition goes through?

TBH I'm asking because I have LTIP shares I'm trying to unload. My fault for not doing it in September/October.

The future of renewals relies on the stickiness of enterprise software. The gamble is that customers will tolerate bot-only support and sting renewal price hikes because the cost of migrating away is too high.

The company is moving to a No Human Interaction model where AI agents (utilizing the Aviator framework) serve as the primary interface. These bots handle everything from initial outreach to basic tier negotiation. The goal is to transition customers to an automated, self-service portal where renewals are processed as take it or leave it transactions.

This removes human negotiation but also eliminates the firewall that previously prevented customer churn. This automation is the technical justification for the reported 15–20% RIF planned for early F27. The company is stripping out its overhead cost to inflate short-term profitability.

Make your predictions for the rest of 2026 / early 2027 here.

A major theme for this fiscal year will be to get technical quick or get left behind. In the era of AI there will no longer be an excuse to not create revenue regardless of your organization.

Thoughts on recent all hands and VS future with hopefully F2 and F3 operational?

Are there any specific performance review for leadership? Rooting for RIFing Girish?

I am thinking of taking a job in USPB. Would you recommend that department and a good future there?

#POLYMARKET: 📰 🔗 ( LinkedIn ).

🚨 BREAKING: #Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says US unemployment will hit up to 30% in the next two to five years due to AI. Here's why:

Dan Schulman, who took over as #Verizon CEO last October, told the Wall Street Journal that #unemployment at that scale is his genuine forecast — not a warning, a projection.

Currently on Polymarket there's an 82% chance tech #layoffs will be up in 2026 in comparison to 2025 (447,000 layoffs).

He said manual laborers will eventually be replaced by humanoid robots and called on other CEOs to stop hedging and tell employees the truth. A month into his tenure, Schulman backed his words with action: a $20M fund to retrain 13,000 workers whose jobs Verizon expects AI to eliminate. He called it the first corporate fund specifically designed to address AI displacement, and said he intends to push other companies and the public sector to build similar programs.

The macro picture behind Schulman's warning is already taking shape. BCG published a report projecting that 50 to 55 percent of all US jobs will be materially impacted by AI in the coming years, with up to 15 percent wiped out entirely. Snap just laid off 16% of its workforce and cited AI as the reason smaller teams can now do the same work. The pattern is the same across industries: fewer people, faster output, AI as the justification. Most CEOs are framing this as efficiency. Schulman is calling it what it is. #ai #verizon #jobs 🔗 🤖

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ai-verizon-jobs-share-7452083223234281472-Ukfo?u

Anyone has any hints about what this year will bring? Do they plan second round of layoffs after Q1/Q2 results?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4891802-verizon-path-back-down-to-40

60 people let go April 9th from the North Amityville location. All where on the b1b program. Program was sold . They will be closing 1 of 3 buildings at first. Harris is then selling off the other 2 buildings we-pons release and antennas after this. The new company they are creating for missile defense. The division sale should happen end or the beginning of 2017 to mid 2017
Clifton is also to be a target end of 2027. There the only division that owns there facility . Property worth quite a bit of money. The high cost of labor in new Jersey. Programs are to be moved and or sold. As we all know Harris needs cash.
I have been with Harris management in palm bay for 10 years. Family person just like you.
Don't want people caught off guard about their choice of employment to affect their future also current staff.
Maybe I am a snitch but want future and current staff to be aware .
All the best to you and yours to the future.

Ladies and Gentlemen, always go with your gut feeling. Don’t rely on or listen to the rhetoric that you read on these posts, you will never know if they are friend or foe from within Xerox or even the industry. Do your research and have a “gut check” to understand where you are in all of this chaos, and make a decision. Either stick it out and give it you’re all while supporting team mates or choose to refresh your resume, and seek a different path moving forward.

Those of us that are/were actually in this industry, know it’s not the easiest way to make a living, but it is lucrative if you take care of customers and gain their trust.

Consider your future either way: Personally, I was part of an iRIF. Fortunately, I noticed some red flags that caused me to take a defensive move several months prior to being let go. # 1 flag was the COO stepping down after building up the re-invention plan.

Whatever your decision, plan for your future, whether you stay or decide to move on.

The Wall Street Journal

For a big-company CEO with big AI ambitions, Verizon’s Dan Schulman doesn’t pull punches about the pain the technology could unleash on America’s workforce.

https://on.wsj.com/4cwXDPw

Just months into the job, he has predicted 20% to 30% unemployment within the next two to five years. He warns that advancements in humanoid robots could upend the manual-labor jobs still seen as safe today. And he has pushed for more education and reskilling to help workers adapt to the intensifying tech disruption.

Couched in the blunt AI talk is a warning for other CEOs: Be candid about the coming disruption or risk a public backlash.

This company is going down, the job market isn’t nearly as bad as what people are saying. You are so smart! There are companies that value your time and won’t fight you to make progress. It’s time to send out applications. It’s not worth staying here and fighting, they sold us all out, but the future for you is bright.

Widespread layoffs are occurring in 2026 across many companies. AI automation is a primary driver, replacing middle-layer roles. Companies are trading permanent salaries for software subscriptions. This shift creates a high demand for specialized freelance talent. The future of work increasingly favors an agile, independent workforce.

https://www.thehrdigest.com/the-great-reset-layoffs-in-2026-and-the-rise-of-freelance-recruiting/

Stefano Pessina vows to rebuild ‘all the value’ lost at his Boots empire https://share.google/tVf43dzmGFX0ayEog

Private equity is indeed ruthless, and Mr. SP won't go away.

is anyone else concerned about the future outlook of appian against the growing AI competitors? how long do you think we can manage before becoming obsolete?

my prediction and I am a 2nd year senior manager with iffy prediction track record.

five years from now, ACN is likely a smaller, leaner, more AI-centered firm with less revenue tied to labor-heavy delivery... more tied to high-end consulting, governance work, and complex project/enterprise orchestration... and still facing lower headcount leverage and margin pressure than in its pre-AI model.

I see Accenture at roughly 70% of current revenue (lets say in 5 years), with headcount down much more than revenue because AI compresses labor faster than it ki-ls total demand...

Now let's look Bear vs Bull cases, i am in the middle:

Bears: Think in terms of an impact across the board bears will say this:

• Mgmt Consulting - High Value Add (Research, planning, transformation - advanced thinking LLM models are really good at this - it'll slash demand by 50%)
• Vendor Selection (each advanced LLM model beats Gartner, things are analyzed and customized in less than 8 hours of work - u still need consulting, but you need 2 guys instead of 12)
• Design Systems Work (see above, the same applies)
• Dev (Agentic is going to cannibalize this up to 80%)
• Testing (Same as above, Agentic works - writes and executes scripts, u just need oversight and metrics, this will take a 70% haircut).
• Training and Change/Communication (Same as above)
• PMO (Still needed, probably 25% less or so)
• Management (Still needed, probably minimal impact)
• Overhead (Contracts, finance, HR, Still needed but will get streamlined extra 20% over time).

Bulls will counter with this, and the Wall Street seems to be more on the Bears side at least for now:

• Mgmt Consulting - High Vlue Add (AI strategy, operating model, transformation - LLMs generate options, but exec alignment grows - demand shifts up the stack)
• Vendor Selection (LLMs speed anlysis, but audit and risk increase - still need validation and accountability, fewer analysts more senior roles)
• Design Systems Work (AI builds components, but enterprise standardization at scale grows - governance and consistency expand)
• Dev (Agentic boosts output, but backlog expands - fewer devs per project, more projects overall)
• Testing (Agentic automates scripts, but continuous validation and monitoring grow - shift to quality engineering)
• Training and Change/Communication (More tools, faster change - structured adoption and change mgmt expand)
• PMO (Faster delivery, more coordination across AI, data, business - leaner but more critical)
• Mgmt (Fewer layers, higher span of control - more intense decision making)
• Overhead (More AI licensing, compliance, governance - leaner ops, higher complex.)

Layoffs will continue after this round. This is first round of many. AI is here and all of us will be tasked to train it to replace us. 2026 will be a year of layoffs. Stock holders demand return for investment.

This right here. Everybody needs to prepare for a very long and very painful year.

Everything ,going to change on April

Title says it all. Exxon will not stop untill all engineering and research is done in India or even lower cost countries. There are several studies going on now that are looking at BTC capabilities and off shoring to India. The only jobs will be at the physical plants for operations. Everything else will be outsourced. We already have BTC engineers working at several plants in rotation. Look around and see the future. Costs saving are exxons future. The bottom line is the most important constant and nothing else matters.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi offered a stark view on AI's impact. He stated many executives privately admit AI will displace millions of jobs. Khosrowshahi estimates AI could replace 70-80% of human work. He acknowledged autonomous vehicles will eventually fulfill most Uber trips. This candid assessment contrasts with public statements from other tech leaders.

https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/dara-khosrowshahi-uber-ceo-says-execs-are-lying-about-ai

Maybe two at the most. It's losing credibility, which is resulting in shrinking ratings, which leads to layoffs...rinse and repeat until nothing is left but a shell of once respected news organization.

What does the future look like for the thousands and thousands of agency staff who have made Allstate their career? With the numerous changes coming to the EA in 2027, is an agent expected to just lock the doors should a customer walk up or refuse mail that may look like a payment? Has anyone thought this through? How will this be communicated to customers?

What does your crystal ball see? Mine

• 2027 RIF
• 2028 Richmond goes to a terminal
• 2029 It's time to talk about increasing shareholder value - Split Upstream from Downstream etal. Separate companies; oh wait that's being discussed in 2026. Hi BR and others.
• 2030 Why do we need people? AI can take over 50% of remaining jobs. Just needs a few oversight chums.

It just feels accountant driven to just maintain/survive - entrepreneurial spirit no longer exists. Growth is gone.

What do you all think?

Nothing going our way. So much has changed in an year, what happens next year? How can humans take revenge on AI?

Curious what everyone’s thoughts are on the AI impacts at Cigna?

Every time companies talk about “effeciency” it often ends up meaning fewer people doing the same work. Also with the recent job eliminations and the intense focus on improving effeciencies, it makes me wonder where things are heading.

Not trying to be negative or start rumors, just curious what others think about this. Is AI impacting your role yet? Any thoughts on how this might impact jobs at Cigna going foward?

This is the next trend.

Most of what India does can be replaced with AI agents.

Thought you had a future in this industry? Too bad. That's the message we keep getting.

Relatively new to State Farm and now having second thoughts. Seems like there are a lot of concerns about future. Did I make a mistake? I am pretty sure I can find another job quickly. DFW is booming.

First we got a WFR announcement. Then a CEO resignation. Now a bunch of site closures.

What else can we expect of a dying company?

Does anyone think that severance amounts will be impacted for future layoffs?

Anyone know if we will keep the Denver office open? I would prefer to live in Denver over Houston but not sure if Bpx will consolidate to Houston.

The company is already training AI agents to work directly with techs in the field to configure routers and diagnose troubles without an engineer. Tech chats with a bot directly to configure, test and turn up a router. Whole teams will probably be gone in next two years.

I feel like we are headed towards a successful future.