Jack's layoffs essentially acknowledge that AI can already replace half of the workforce.
10,000 employees -> 6,000. Business is still growing, profits are still rising, but cuts are still being made.
Why?
Because "AI tools + flatter teams" = higher efficiency.
In layman's terms: What used to be done by 10 people can now be done by 5 people + AI, and even better.
This isn't "optimization," it's "evolution." The 4,000 laid-off employees weren't incompetent; they were just unlucky—they were born at the AI inflection point.
The remaining employees shouldn't be too happy either; next time, it might be 4,000 -> 3,000. The workplace rule in the AI era: either become the commander of AI, or be commanded by AI.
