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3 days agoYour role was eliminated. Your capability wasn't
Layoffs result from structural business changes and strategy shifts, not from individual performance deficiencies or lack of capability.
Europe's freelance market has been expanding steadily, but the post-layoff acceleration is notable. According to a 2024 report from Malt, the number of highly skilled freelancers in tech across the EU grew by 18% year-over-year, with a sharp uptick among professionals who had been in full-time roles for five or more years before making the switch.
On Wednesday, the company unveiled its OpenAI Jobs Platform, which is designed to act as a job matchmaker. It uses AI to access its repertoire of experienced candidates and connect them to opportunities that match their skill set. The news comes after Salesforce's CEO confirmed a 4,000-person layoff and attributed some of the cuts to AI, heightening fears of AI-provoked job loss.