From Great Resignation to Layoff Job-pocalypse

Описание: The Great Resignation Wasn’t the End — It Was the Beginning


In this Substack Live, Alex Randall Kittredge and John Bruton unpack the long tail of the Great Resignation — and why the real labor disruption may just be starting.


In 2021, nearly 4 million Americans per month quit their jobs. At the time, it felt like empowerment. Today, it looks more like a structural transition.


In this conversation, we cover:


Why white-collar corporate jobs are down nearly 3% since 2023


How payroll revisions suggest employment growth effectively stalled in 2025


Why healthcare is carrying the job market


How AI is collapsing 8 roles into 1


Why Excel, PowerPoint, and analyst-level work are rapidly commoditizing


The rise of the one- or two-person $80k–$200k business


Why the “stable job” is becoming a myth


How to think about portfolio careers in the post-AI economy


John shares a real example of using Claude Opus to replace what once required an entire department’s worth of analytical labor.


The implications are profound: lower costs, higher productivity — and fewer traditional roles.


John and Alex also discuss:


Underemployment after the 2008 financial crisis


Burnout among remaining corporate employees


The psychological aftershock of pandemic isolation


Creative destruction and what historically follows technological revolutions


Whether the next five years produce mass displacement… or mass entrepreneurship


The core question:


If the corporate ladder isn’t coming back, what replaces it?


If you’ve been laid off, are stuck in a burnout‑inducing corporate role, or simply sense that the old 35‑years‑at‑one‑company path is gone for good, this episode offers both realism and a roadmap. You’ll hear concrete examples of how to leverage AI as leverage (not a threat), why “creator” is becoming a serious economic category, and how to start building a durable, post‑AI career with online platforms today.


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