[22 JUN] PAPER CUT - Ultimatums, Algorithms, and the Vanishing Ladder

Grim relocation deadlines, AI as a head-count diet pill, and a shattered entry-level market—this week’s Paper Cut slices through the spin so HR and employer-brand leaders get the facts. No fluff, just sharp insight.

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Clock-Punch Capitalism

Amazon gives employees 30 days “deadline” to … or resign in 60 days — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/amazon-gives-employees-30-days-deadline-to-or-resign-in-60-days/articleshow/121945280.cms

Google gives these employees three-days “warning” to … or leave the company — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-gives-these-employees-three-days-warning-to-or-leave-the-company/articleshow/121831799.cms

Genpact introduces mandatory 10-hour workdays in India, sparking employee backlash — https://www.peoplematters.in/news/culture/genpact-introduces-mandatory-10-hour-workdays-in-india-sparking-employee-backlash-46013

Scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier — https://www.cmu.fr/en/scientists-have-studied-remote-work-for-4-years-and-have-reached-a-clear-conclusion-working-from-home-makes-us-happier-9712/

AI: Corporate Ozempic

Amazon CEO tells employees to expect cuts to white-collar jobs because of AI — https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ceo-says-generative-ai-expect-job-cuts-2025-6

Intel to lay off 10 000+ employees, and why none of them will be getting any severance — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/intel-to-layoff-10000-employees-and-why-none-of-them-will-be-getting-any-severance/articleshow/121933196.cms

Scott Galloway has some choice metaphors to describe AI’s impact on workers — https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-galloway-ai-impact-on-workers-2025-6

The Broken Career Ladder

China’s youth unemployment stays stubbornly high ahead of crunch summer — https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315028/chinas-youth-unemployment-stays-stubbornly-high-ahead-crunch-summer

The tech job market is rough for entry-level workers right now — https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/06/13/the-biggest-fear-was-that-ai-would-steal-our-jobs-in-reality-its-replacing-those-of-people-who-are-learning-how-to-work/