The Week In Jobs: Massive Layoffs for Snap & Disney and New Grads Struggling to Get Jobs

About this episode

The episode discusses recent layoffs at Snap and Disney, the impact of AI on job markets, and the struggles of new graduates in finding employment.

Layoffs are starting to come with a familiar punchline: “AI made us do it.” We talk through what that story means when companies like Snap cut staff and still get rewarded by the market, and why Disney’s more traditional “restructuring” explanation ends up in the same place for the people affected. If you’ve been trying to reconcile upbeat headlines with a job search that feels brutal, we’re right there with you, separating the PR from the on-the-ground reality. From there, we get into the n...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Newsome

Topics covered

• layoffs
• job market
• AI impact
• new graduates
• restructuring
• employment challenges

Keywords

• layoffs
• Snap
• Disney
• AI
• job search
• new graduates
• employment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Snap, Disney

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