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Analysis, not headlines
Long-form pieces that connect the layoff data, the AI shift and your career decisions — written to still be useful a year from now.
Anatomy of the Great Tech Correction: 2022–2026 in Four Acts
Half a million tech workers were laid off in four years. It wasn't one story — it was four different ones wearing the same headline. Understanding which act you're in changes what you should do.
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The Missing First Rung: What Happened to Entry-Level Tech Jobs
New-grad hiring has roughly halved since 2019, and AI absorbs exactly the tasks juniors learned on. Here's the honest picture — and the paths into the industry that still work in 2026.
8 min read
'AI Layoffs': Separating Signal from Corporate Spin
Every layoff now comes with an AI narrative. Some are real substitution, some are reallocation, and some are cover for ordinary cost-cutting. A framework for reading the announcements.
7 min read
The Resilient Career Playbook for 2026
A practical, function-by-function guide to repositioning for the AI-era job market — what to learn, what to stop doing, and how to become hard to cut.
10 min read
Half a Million Layoffs, By the Numbers
What four years of layoff data actually shows: the peak months, the most-cut functions, the AI attribution trend, and the numbers behind the headlines.
6 min read
Before, During, After: The Complete Layoff Survival Guide
The concrete checklist for all three phases — reading the warning signs early, handling the day it happens, and running a search that works in this market.
9 min read
The Work AI Can't Touch (Yet): A Task-Level Map
Job-title safety lists are mostly wrong. Automation happens at the task level — here's the map of what's durable, what's exposed, and how to rebuild your role around the durable parts.
7 min read