Part 12/15:
The Personal Toll and the Future of Layoffs
The documented trend of impersonal layoffs — involving pre-recorded videos, mass emails, and minimal support — reveals a systemic issue within corporate culture. It raises questions about dignity, empathy, and fairness in the process of workforce reduction. As technological tools like AI potentially automate even these communications, workers might find themselves facing layoffs from fully automated systems that lack human compassion.