Companies are quietly rehiring roles they cut in the name of AI, suggesting AI wasn't the real reason
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-07
Cloud architect David Linthicum observed a telling pattern: companies are rehiring roles they cut under the banner of AI transformation, suggesting the tech wasn't the real reason for the layoffs. He adds that many employees actually left over return-to-office mandates — people, not AI, were the product. A skeptical counterpoint to the popular "AI replaced them" narrative.
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