Canned

Pam and Amy talk about -- you guessed it -- some CANNED adjacent bullshit in the news. Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (The Guardian) LinkedIn, a mass grave of ghost jobs, is now becoming a dating app (SF Gate) Nearly 200 Economists and Tech Leaders Warn of A.I. Threats (NYT) Did they ghost you? Living my Life: Emma Goldman

Jacki learns the ways of the pirahna.  Jacki's walkoff track is Gang of Four, Damaged Goods. Find more of her work here.  

Dave has some thoughts on being downstream from DOGE. "It's not a ripple, it's a tidal wave." 

Pam and Amy talk about, well, some bullshit in the news.  How to think about AI before it's too late  Nvidia's Jensen Huang says CEOs who blame AI for layoffs are giving a 'lazy' excuse Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI The book I mention is Fluke by Christopher Moore. 

Mike got canned three times in succession. "It gets harder and harder as you get older. I don't think I'll ever be completely over it." 

Rachel fails at allyship and owns it. She takes the fall but notices that other folks whiffed it too... with no consequences. Yeah, it does get awkward. 

Leigh totally reads the room and it was ... not a good read. 

Annemarie logs out. 

Pam (not your host, a totally different Pam) got fired a bunch of times before figuring out she was on the wrong path. 

Someone had to take the fall, and that someone was Anu.