[13 JUL] Paper Cut - Robots, Remote Reality and Gen Z Burnout

AI reversals. Office showdowns. Gen Z burnout. This Paper Cut slices the hype so HR and employer-brand leaders can act—fast. No fluff, just facts.

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AI Clean-up Costs

Companies That Tried to Save Money With AI Are Now Spending a Fortune Hiring People to Fix Its Mistakes (https://futurism.com/companies-fixing-ai-replacement-mistakes)

AI could determine whether you get hired or fired as more managers rely on the technology at work (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-hired-fired-promotion-managers/)

Indeed and Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 workers as AI shakes up job search business (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indeed-glassdoor-layoffs-ai-job-search/)

Futurist Adam Dorr on how robots will take our jobs: ‘We don’t have long to get ready – it’s going to be tumultuous’ (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour)

Remote Reality Check

3M ending ‘Work Your Way’ remote flexibility with four in-office days (https://www.startribune.com/3m-end-remote-work-your-way-policy-four-day-in-office-september/601402999)

Amazon Luxembourg grants employees one day of remote work per week (https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2319759.html)

JPMorgan offered return-to-office perks that are remarkably similar to the show 'Severance' (https://www.upworthy.com/severance-jpmorgane-perks-ex1)

Who’s Still Working from Home in 2025? A Look at America’s Telework Trends (https://eyeonhousing.org/2025/07/whos-still-working-from-home-in-2025-a-look-at-americas-telework-trends/)

Gen Z in Freefall

At Singapore unis, undergrads fight for places at coveted finance clubs (https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/at-singapore-unis-undergrads-fight-for-places-at-coveted-finance-clubs)

Rise in job switches among Gen Zs; more employees taking ‘micro-retirement’ breaks, say experts (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-employment-trends-micro-retirement-career-conversion-gen-z-5225866)

Why are Gen-Z ‘crashing out’? Experts concerned about this worrisome trend (https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/why-are-gen-z-crashing-out-experts-concerned-about-this-worrisome-trend/3905936/)

‘Unhappiest' Job Sector in America Named in New Study (https://www.mensjournal.com/news/unhappiest-job-sector-america-named-new-study)

Brand Battles in a Cooling Market

In search of the most attractive employers: here is Randstad’s global employer branding top list (https://trademagazin.hu/en/a-legvonzobb-munkaadok-nyomaban-itt-a-randstad-globalis-employer-branding-toplistaja/)

Google salaries revealed: how much the search giant pays software engineers and other key roles amid the AI boom (https://www.businessinsider.com/google-salaries-revealed-software-engineers-paid-2025-7)

Job Postings Decline in All Industries; Education and Healthcare Jobs Fare the Best (https://www.indeed.com/press/releases)

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