Observer
  • Business
  • Art
  • Lifestyle
Newsletters
  • Business
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Policy
    • Wealth
    • Insights
    • Interviews
  • Art
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Style
    • Travel
    • Interviews
  • Power Lists
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Art
    • A.I.
    • PR
  • About
    • About Observer
    • Advertise With Us
    • Reprints
Newsletters

Layoffs

A text editor window on a computer desktop with a dialog box asking "Use AI instead?"

Why Cutting Humans Too Fast Could Backfire in the A.I. Era

Drawing past corporate efficiency revolutions, from outsourcing to open-office culture, Patty Azzarello examines why so many companies are approaching A.I. as a labor-reduction strategy rather than a leadership challenge.
By Patty Azzarello
Illustration of office three workers hunched over their desks after hours, surrounded by many empty desks

The Efficiency Trap Inside Corporate A.I. Spending

Leadership expert Nik Kinley examines the organizational risks emerging from the corporate rush to fund A.I. He argues that layoffs tied to A.I. investment may quietly erode psychological safety, suppress dissent and leave leaders increasingly disconnected from the realities inside their own organizations.
By Nik Kinley
Image of man in suit and tie

Mark Zuckerberg Signals Leaner Future While Meta Doubles Down on A.I. Spending

Meta is cutting staff while boosting A.I. spending. CEO Mark Zuckerberg signals that leaner teams may define the company’s future.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

The Tech Sector Has Hit Peak Layoff Season

By James Ledbetter
Microsoft logo

In Tech, the Rich Get Richer as Big Companies Raise Pay While Struggling Startups Lay Off Workers

By Linda Carroll

Netflix’s Fan Blog Tudum Lays Off Its Writers Just Months After Hiring Them

By Isabella Simonetti

Damien Hirst Collected $1.7 Million in Covid Payments While Laying Workers Off

By Helen Holmes

Damien Hirst, the Richest Artist in the UK, Laid Off 63 Employees Last October

By Helen Holmes

COVID-19 Affected Artists Predominantly in the South, New Report Says

By Helen Holmes

MoMA Makes Plans to Reopen—With Far Fewer Staff and Budget Cuts of $45 Million

By Helen Holmes

The Great Rideshare Crash: Uber, Lyft, and More Plan Layoffs as Drivers Flounder

By Sissi Cao

How the Creative Process Is Shifting for Artists in Social Isolation

By Helen Holmes

US Museum Workers, Laid Off Due to the Coronavirus, Are Figuring Out What Comes Next

By Helen Holmes
Entrance of the Met museum

Met Museum Launches #CongressSaveCulture Campaign for Coronavirus Relief

By Helen Holmes

WeWork’s 90-Day Turnaround Plan Is Probably Too Ambitious

By Gabriela Barkho

WeWork’s Latest Major Hurdle Comes Just in Time to Ruin the Holidays

By Gabriela Barkho
When mass media layoffs occur, freelance workers are often left without any indication of whether or not their work will be published—or if they will even be paid for it.

How Freelance Labor Became the Unsung Casualty of Media Layoffs

By Luke Ottenhof
Missoula Independent

Montana Alt-Weekly Shutdown Mirrors Demise of NYC Media Outlets

By John Bonazzo

Freelancers Revolt Over Outline Layoffs, Say Site Exploits Labor

By John Bonazzo

The Outline Cuts Staffers Months After $5M Funding Round

By John Bonazzo
Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo said yesterday they wanted to save the Daily News, but neither of them has been a great friend to the media.

De Blasio and Cuomo’s Daily News Tributes Don’t Gel With Past Rhetoric

By John Bonazzo
Bill O'Reilly.

The Biggest Media Stories of 2017

By John Bonazzo
Digital advertising, the product that contributed to the company’s early success, is no longer a reliable revenue stream for BuzzFeed.

BuzzFeed to Lay Off 100 Employees, Transition to Non-Ad Business

By Sissi Cao
New York Times staff protest planned copy team cuts.

NY Times Employees Walk Out in Protest of Copy Team Cuts

By John Bonazzo
More
  • ART
  • BUSINESS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • POWER LISTS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • RSS FEEDS
  • SITEMAP
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY
  • REPRINTS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page