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Welcome to The EBN Dispatch, the official podcast from Employer Branding News.
We’re here to deliver smart talk and sharp takes on the branding of work, one dispatch at a time.
Each episode breaks down the latest moves in employer branding, culture, leadership, and talent attraction - minus the jargon, and with a healthy disregard for conventional wisdom. Think newsroom meets boardroom, with a side of dry wit.
If you work in HR, brand, or anywhere in the business of people, this is your feed. We unpack the strategy behind the slogans, the reality behind the reputations, and the trends that actually matter.
Less fluff. More facts. Occasionally funny. Always unfiltered.
[26 OCT] PAPER CUT - The Productivity Mirage Meets The Pink-Slip Economy
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[26 OCT] PAPER CUT - The Productivity Mirage Meets The Pink-Slip Economy
This week’s lead story: AI agents scale while layoffs surge. We unpack the cultural signal in the cuts, why middle managers decide AI success, and how to rebuild early-career rungs and remote strategy.This week’s Paper Cut slices through the spin to give HR and employer brand leaders the insight they actually need. No fluff, just facts.📰 Subscribe to the free Paper Cut newsletter: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25⸻📌 Sources & Links:The Cuts Are Strategic. The Signal Is Cultural.Target eliminating 1,800 positions, laying off 1,000 workers https://www.startribune.com/target-la...Exclusive: ConocoPhillips to lay off Canada employees in November, company memo shows https://www.reuters.com/business/worl...Charter to Lay Off 1,200 Workers https://broadbandbreakfast.com/charte...Meta layoffs tied to AI priorities https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/meta-...Rivian layoffs reported https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/rivia...Graphic of the day: Layoffs accelerate in 2025 https://www.forbesindia.com/article/u...US federal layoffs threaten the backbone of community support https://www.benefitsandpensionsmonito...AI’s Split Screen — Agents Deliver, Adoption FumblesHow Block Got 12,000 Employees Using AI Agents in Two Months https://thenewstack.io/how-block-got-...Middle Managers Feel the Least Psychological Safety at Work https://hbr.org/2025/10/middle-manage...Amazon To Lay Off 15 Percent Of HR Employees After Jassy Said AI Will ‘Reduce Our Total Corporate Workforce:’ Report https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/a...AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...Deloitte's Global AI Leader Nitin Mittal warns job loss to AI is ‘inevitable’, but engineers should….. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/t...The Broken Rungs — Early Careers Are A Meat GrinderA City exec says Gen Z is nearing breaking point as AI turns graduate hiring into a 'meat grinder' https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-br...KPMG: Half of banks experiencing uptick in Gen Z staff quitting https://www.cityam.com/kpmg-half-of-b...At least 4 in 5 tech talents could face limited opportunities as job market cools https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/comp...UK tech grad jobs slump, placements cut https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/1...Gen Z is stuck at the bottom rung. Citi Foundation pledges $25 million https://fortune.com/2025/10/21/gen-z-...‘They want us to work but there is no work’: meet the NEETs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/job...Remote Reality Check — Demand Is LopsidedRemote companies like Dropbox and Atlassian say they're getting flooded with applications, as other firms RTO https://www.businessinsider.com/remot...Woman wins right to work from home every day in landmark case https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...Employers want hybrid. Workers want flexibility. https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...The quiet migration behind remote work https://www.thehill.com/opinion/techn...⸻#WorkDesign #EmployerBrand #AIatWork #FutureOfWork #GenZ #RemoteWork #Layoffs
The EBN Dispatch
Welcome to The EBN Dispatch, the official podcast from Employer Branding News.
We’re here to deliver smart talk and sharp takes on the branding of work, one dispatch at a time.
Each episode breaks down the latest moves in employer branding, culture, leadership, and talent attraction - minus the jargon, and with a healthy disregard for conventional wisdom. Think newsroom meets boardroom, with a side of dry wit.
If you work in HR, brand, or anywhere in the business of people, this is your feed. We unpack the strategy behind the slogans, the reality behind the reputations, and the trends that actually matter.
Less fluff. More facts. Occasionally funny. Always unfiltered.
