What do these companies that are doing major layoffs mean when they say they are "refocusing" or "rearranging" their company structure? Does it mean they're cutting jobs for AI? Because that's my guess.

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Could be outsourcing disguised under a cool AI story.

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From my experience it means they are replacing jobs with contractors in india who are largely incompetent. But that's my small sample of experience

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Could be a number of things beyond AI and other efficiencies. Changes to company structure is often in response to changing market conditions impacting top line revenue and growth, merging/consolidating departments where overlap and redundancy existed as the market evolved and/or resulting from acquisitions that were not fully integrated, changes in how companies go to market, etc.

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Your guess is likely incorrect

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At my firm, we have made adjustments to reduce areas that have consistently underperformed, in favor of other investments. Unfortunately, that means cutting people in places that have underperformed for multiple years in a row that don't look like they will be turning around anytime soon. At some point, you need to fish or cut bait. After you cut bait, you use that money that was not getting the proper returns on your next big bets. That is refocusing.

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