"Throughout 2025, we've watched companies treat employees with a stunning disregard: rolling layoffs (with thousands let go at a time), unchecked workloads, turning a blind eye to burnout-with 76% of U.S. workers reporting at least one health condition today-and a near-gleeful rush to replace people with AI. Over 200,000 American women quit their jobs this year, many citing inflexible policies and lack of support for balancing work and life."
"Relentless rounds of cuts have destabilized employee trust and left employees uncertain and questioning leadership at every level. Across industries, leaders have routinely prioritized short-term efficiency over human impacts, sending a clear signal that employee well-being is treated as irrelevant to how most CEOs define organizational success. Despite a year in which many companies acted as if they were actively anti employee well-being, there's clear evidence that 2026 will be the year everything changes."
Throughout 2025 many companies carried out large-scale layoffs, imposed unchecked workloads, ignored burnout, and accelerated replacement of people with AI, while 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one health condition. Over 200,000 American women quit jobs citing inflexible policies and lack of support for balancing work and life. Relentless cuts eroded trust and left employees uncertain and questioning leadership. Investors and the talent market are shifting to reward firms that prioritize employee flourishing. Organizations that fail to invest in well-being, learning, and resilience will undermine AI transformations and risk losing top performers and long-term performance.
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