This isn't AI replacing workers - it's using AI as cover for offshoring and wage suppression.
The playbook: Announce layoffs citing "AI efficiency gains" (stock jumps), quietly rehire 6 months later at half the cost offshore, then claim "AI productivity" let you do more with fewer FTEs.
The tell: If AI actually replaced the work, you wouldn't need to rehire at all. The fact they're rehiring at lower wages proves the work still needs humans.
If people are being laid off and rehired at lower pay, isn't this "success" for most (larger?) companies?
Classic MBA nonsense.
This isn't AI replacing workers - it's using AI as cover for offshoring and wage suppression.
The playbook: Announce layoffs citing "AI efficiency gains" (stock jumps), quietly rehire 6 months later at half the cost offshore, then claim "AI productivity" let you do more with fewer FTEs.
The tell: If AI actually replaced the work, you wouldn't need to rehire at all. The fact they're rehiring at lower wages proves the work still needs humans.