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Re:Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI by servo_sausage on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @08:49AM (#48644155)
Depends on which jobs; at a big enough scale you have people who are so deep in the hierarchy that their real connection to the domain is low.

Seems possible to flatten out a company, in a way the domain knowledge is kept.

That being said, I haven't seen many layoffs that actually seem directly AI related, because the main effects are not hiring junior Devs, and not outsourcing to low cost/skill areas.

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Re:Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI by disgruntledphd2 on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @11:11AM (#48646288)
> Seems possible to flatten out a company, in a way the domain knowledge is kept.

This definitely seems possible, but I've rarely seen it work. That being said, the follow on from any layoffs (reduced morale, more switchers) make it hard to be certain here.

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