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[quote=Anonymous]While it is true that many companies are laying off certain types of SWE, they are also hiring SWE dealing with AI, or because their workers are freed up to tackle other projects which may require more headcount.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/01/microsoft-ceo-headcount-leverage-ai.html

[quote]“I will say we will grow our headcount, but the way I look at it is, that headcount we grow will grow with a lot more leverage than the headcount we had pre-AI,” Nadella said on the BG2 podcast. OpenAI, which has a broad partnership with Microsoft, introduced its ChatGPT assistant in 2022. Microsoft’s headcount grew by 22% in the 2022 fiscal year./quote]

Also, some of the layoffs are due to a softening economy thanks to Trump's tariffs and having over hired during the pandemic.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/white-collar-layoffs-ai-cost-cutting-tariffs.html

[quote]While some companies investing in artificial intelligence are looking to cut costs elsewhere, the layoffs more likely signal concerns about the economy and a slowdown in consumer spending, according to experts.[/quote]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/companies-warming-saying-ai-reason-110039080.html

[quote]In the US, corporations that had been hoarding employees in a “low hire, low fire” labor market are now starting to make cuts as they confront the ongoing risks of tariffs, trade wars and worsening consumer sentiment. Many big companies, especially in the tech industry, also “overexpanded during the post-pandemic boom and ended up with very large labor forces,” said George Denlinger, an operational president at staffing agency Robert Half.[/quote][/quote]

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