January 2025
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272 pages
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English
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CHAPTER 1Let's Future-Proof Your Career and Income: Volatility and Opportunity in the Age of AI
“We don't have the money to pay you anymore,” said my boss. I knew the writing was on the wall when my boss asked me completely out of the blue for a one-on-one meeting. My heart sank, and I knew I would be in an AI layoff. He seemed genuinely sad as he told me how I would get my last paycheck. My termination was immediate. It was the first time I'd ever been let go from a company. It really hurt.
Just months before, I had been on top of the world! I spoke on one of tech's glitziest stages in the world, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. I had been flown to Australia to meet with the team and international customers. I had a gorgeous wardrobe. I got tech gifts in the mail regularly from Amazon and Google. Google's teams tried to poach me. They even did so in person in front of my boss at a meeting (awkward!). At the time, I had been happy with my manager and compensation. To be so wanted and seen! Wow, I felt like a high flier!
But then things changed. What had once been a growing company now lost contracts and enterprise clients that fell out of the sky. The CEO was transparent that the company was in financial freefall. There were regular meetings with a graph that showed a cliff. I was on the innovation and international expansion team. I spoke with customers about conversational AI projects. I collaborated with teammates on reviewing data and designing data-driven ...
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