Pain points

Meta, LinkedIn, Cisco cut 38,000 in May's first 10 days

Cisco cut 4,000; LinkedIn 875; PayPal 4,700. Meta plans an additional 8,000 on May 20. AI-driven restructuring is hammering white-collar jobs.

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