When 14,000 jobs disappear overnight, it’s more than a headline; it’s a turning point. Amazon’s massive layoffs mark one of the year's most significant corporate contractions, driven by a bold bet on AI and automation. Host Pete Newsome breaks down what this move means for tech workers, the job market, and the speed of AI adoption inside major companies.

Pete starts with the human side: severance concerns, healthcare coverage, and growing political pressure on big tech to balance innovation with responsibility. Then he turns to fresh labor insights from ADP’s new weekly jobs tracker, a first-of-its-kind dataset offering near real-time payroll trends. Is faster data enough to steady hiring confidence or just more noise in a volatile market?

From there, he dives into Indeed’s analysis of AI job postings, revealing just how deeply artificial intelligence is reshaping hiring. Mentions of AI have surged, especially in development, recruiting, and logistics, but many employers still don’t explain how it’s actually used. For job seekers, Pete shares practical ways to highlight genuine AI fluency, even if your current role isn’t tech-focused.

This episode connects the dots between layoffs, automation, and opportunity, showing how AI is rewriting the rules of work in real time.

News Articles:
1. Amazon to Cut About 14,000 Corporate Jobs in AI Push: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/amazon-lay-off-about-14000-roles-2025-10-28/
2. ADP Announces National Employment Report: https://mediacenter.adp.com/2025-10-28-ADP-Announces-National-Employment-Report-Preliminary-Estimate-Publicly-Available-on-a-Weekly-Cadence
3. Gartner Says CHROs Must Become an Enterprise Leader of How Work Should Change in the AI Era: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-10-27-gartner-says-chros-must-become-an-enterprise-leader-of-how-work-should-change-in-the-ai-era
4. How Employers Are Talking About AI in Job Postings: https://www.hiringlab.org/2025/10/28/how-employers-are-talking-about-ai-in-job-postings/

💬 What do you think: Are Amazon’s layoffs the start of a new AI labor era, or a warning sign for the workforce ahead?

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