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Layoffs are not slowing down..they are accelerating. And as much as y’all hate it AI plays
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:51 am
A big role in it.
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U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for the month, up 118% from the same period a year ago and 205% from December 2025. The total marked the highest for any January since 2009.
At the same time, companies announced just 5,306 new hires, also the lowest January since 2009, which is when Challenger, Gray & Christmas began tracking such data.
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U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for the month, up 118% from the same period a year ago and 205% from December 2025. The total marked the highest for any January since 2009.
At the same time, companies announced just 5,306 new hires, also the lowest January since 2009, which is when Challenger, Gray & Christmas began tracking such data.
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:51 am to sidewalkside
AI is sweet
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:53 am to sidewalkside
It's real. Home Depot just laid off 800 corporate workers.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:53 am to sidewalkside
How do these layoffs affect the office real estate market. So many large towers in downtowns across the US and so many vacancies.
Not to mention all the work from home and hybrid jobs that are more common than ever before.
Not to mention all the work from home and hybrid jobs that are more common than ever before.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:54 am to sidewalkside
Just be a welder in lake Charles
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:54 am to sidewalkside
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:56 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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Home Depot just laid off 800 corporate workers.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:56 am to sidewalkside
This is fine right?
The tech bro neo-feudal world we are speed running towards will be so awesome. /sarcasm.
The tech bro neo-feudal world we are speed running towards will be so awesome. /sarcasm.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:02 am to sidewalkside
Good. I know my company could trim some fat. Too many people with made up jobs, who sit on Teams calls all day.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:08 am to jclem11
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The tech bro neo-feudal world we are speed running towards will be so awesome. /sarcasm.
I just started playing the Cyberpunk 2077 game and it doesn't seem that far off from what we appear to be heading toward from a social and economic standpoint.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:18 am to SoFlaGuy
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Good. I know my company could trim some fat. Too many people with made up jobs, who sit on Teams calls all day.
During my career, my position was held be only a handful of people in our company. We used to always laugh when some random person that none of us had ever met showed up on calls or in meetings!
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:20 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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Home Depot
Not only that but making it mandatory to work from office 3 or 4 days a week depending on department.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:24 am to sidewalkside
Man, yall just throwing AI anywhere it fits.
AI is still shite.
How do I know, I actually am involved in the rollout at the company im employed by.
The amount of times you have to correct the system or get full hallucinations is still at the point on unreliability.
Sure, it can pull data, but as far as doing a job accurately, no.
The people that are being told to use it still have to go behind it and confirm the results are correct.
Hell, I have to tell AI the code it provides has errors.
Will it get there? Yes, but not in the next 5 years.
AI is still shite.
How do I know, I actually am involved in the rollout at the company im employed by.
The amount of times you have to correct the system or get full hallucinations is still at the point on unreliability.
Sure, it can pull data, but as far as doing a job accurately, no.
The people that are being told to use it still have to go behind it and confirm the results are correct.
Hell, I have to tell AI the code it provides has errors.
Will it get there? Yes, but not in the next 5 years.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:25 am to sidewalkside
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Layoffs are not slowing down..they are accelerating. And as much as y’all hate it AI plays
A big role in it.
Water is wet. More breaking news at 9.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:26 am to sidewalkside
Your OP is misleading
Here is a take from an *actual* economist, not a swarthy Cajun
Here is a take from an *actual* economist, not a swarthy Cajun
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:30 am to Spankum
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We used to always laugh when some random person that none of us had ever met showed up on calls or in meetings!
My favorite is when you can hear their little dog or kid running around in the background.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:31 am to Paul Allen
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How do these layoffs affect the office real estate market. So many large towers in downtowns across the US and so many vacancies.
Remodel and reimagine. Lots of opportunity
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:33 am to sidewalkside
If they can learn a new trade we could fill all the need for electricians, plumbers, welders, etc.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:35 am to soccerfüt
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Home Depot just laid off 800 corporate workers
Damn. I was planning on retiring in a year then just working at Home Depot or Bass Pro a couple days a week just being the old guy walking around talking shop. Not sure AI can replace that guy.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 9:35 am to jclem11
We’ll all just be welders and plumbers and work for ?
This post was edited on 2/5/26 at 9:36 am
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