Part 4/10:
Who Is Being Fired and Why?
The affected employees are primarily involved in administrative and middle management roles—positions that are often considered redundant in the AI era. Specific roles include recruitment, employee experience management, support, and various administrative functions that can be streamlined through automation.
This mirrors the strategy employed by Tata Consulting Services (TCS), the world's largest Indian-based consulting firm. TCS has been actively reducing middle management positions, citing AI and automation as tools for cutting bureaucratic bloat and increasing efficiency. The common denominator: organizations are moving swiftly to identify staff who cannot or will not adapt to these technological changes.