We’re entering a new era where exponential business growth no longer equals exponential headcount.
Corporates are applying the FIFO method: Fit In Or F-ck Off.
Loyalty, tenure, and conformance are being replaced by capability, contribution, and commitment.
The numbers don’t lie!!
• Microsoft: Satya Nadella cut 15,000 jobs this year despite explosive revenue.
• Amazon: Andy Jassy says teams will be smaller and scrappier, with AI doing jobs people once did.
• Alphabet (Google): Sundar Pichai made clear strong growth ≠ more staff.
• Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Verizon, Intel: All cutting jobs despite profits.
And in Australia
• Atlassian: Sacked 150 via terse video calls.
• ANZ: CEO Nuno Matos demanding speed and radical change.
The question isn’t whether AI will take your job — it’s whether you’ll adapt fast enough to stay relevant.
So, how do you stay employable?
• Build AI literacy – learn how to use AI as your productivity partner.
• Show measurable contribution – be the person who makes tech worth it.
• Adapt mindset – replace entitlement with agility and value-creation.
As Allen Pathmarajah has always said “ your people are not your greatest asset — your rightpeople are your greatest asset.”
The workplace of the future will reward those who fit in, skill up, and step up.
What’s your strategy to stay employable in the AI era?
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