About this episode

The episode discusses the trend of profitable companies laying off employees and the implications for trust between employers and workers.

Profitable companies are handing out pink slips, and the explanations are starting to feel like a second insult. This week, we dig into Meta's 14,000 cuts, the wave rolling through Wall Street, and why "we're investing in AI" has become the corporate equivalent of it's not you, it's me, even when revenue and profits are healthy. The real damage isn't just in the headcount numbers. It's the widening trust gap between employers and workers, and what it does to how people plan their lives. Then ...

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