Despite the lack luster coding performance, AI has PROVEN its able to provide a rationale for profit taking job cuts, layoffs, reduced stock grants, and increased executive bonuses.

So it's not ALL bad news.

Exactly. Slash staff, tweak job titles and descriptions, hire them back at lower wages and/or as contractors.

Go Zuck.

The AI drive was so successful they were able to slash staff, cut stock awards for remaining staff, and find money left over for executive bonuses. AI is truly amazing.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-introduces-200-exec-bonus-sc...

[AI CHRO](https://ai-chro.org) strikes again. I got an instant Fire Next Half rating on the assessment portal.

He's going to fill the empty slots with loyal cronies he can fire at will.

This is, I think, just "stage 1"

Changing the rules so gov employees can be fired "at will" is an explicit goal of Project 2025

I think I have a hunch what Trump is going to do next.

He's going to fill these fired probationary workers with new loyal probationary workers hand picked by him.

He will then make these new probationary workers in charge of the agency.

If they don't do what he wants, they can be fired at will.

I disagree. He'll wait until things start breaking, use that as more reason that government isn't effective, and start selling the parts to new, different contractors.

I legitimately believe his reasoning is money and ego pumping. But mostly money.

This is basic disaster economics, but with a self-made disaster instead of a natural disaster.

I don't disagree, I think some disasters will be or are being made.

However, he needs these groups to some extent to roll back regulations. He can't be assured existing people will play ball.

So with hand picked cronies with no job security pushed to run the show over the ones with some job security he can push for deregulation.

If disasters happen along the way he can blame Brandon er Biden, etc and sell a heroic fix for profits.

Yes, good.

Cash for the win!

That's the intended dynamic.

You are being pressured into submitting to being overcharged.

Indeed, you need to tip for the privilege of self service.

In Japan no one tips, customer service is fantastic, and prices are low if you want low priced goods.

In San Francisco tipping is expected for any or even no service, customer service is horrific, prices are high everywhere.

I say stop tipping.

Intended purpose? I suspect it's purpose has been served as intended all along.

The "top talent" was the ruse to justify the program.

If it "accidentally" stopped serving that top talent purpose it was obvious years ago. Then , whoops! I guess we'll just have to keep letting in non-top talent...?!

It was a camels nose attack on IT sector workers salaries and the vitriol of anti-racism was used to defend it, along with other similar efforts to destroy American wages.

Oddly, in the 1970s, the Democrats would have spoken out against it, back when they cared about American jobs. Not any more.

Bernie speaks out against it. Unfortunately most politicians are totally owned on either side. I expect we will see (or not) a wild flip-flop of both parties similar to how Dems in the early 2000s were against gay marriage now its quite centered.