Jack
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I've pushed zero 17 times, and I will not say another word until it's to a human being. I just want to speak to a manager, and I'll do anything for it. But guess what? Klarna's plans to source those human customer service roles, they're using gig workers to do it. So, fascinatingly, if you go look on Klarna's job board right now, you're not going to see a single role open for a junior worker.
I've pushed zero 17 times, and I will not say another word until it's to a human being. I just want to speak to a manager, and I'll do anything for it. But guess what? Klarna's plans to source those human customer service roles, they're using gig workers to do it. So, fascinatingly, if you go look on Klarna's job board right now, you're not going to see a single role open for a junior worker.
I've pushed zero 17 times, and I will not say another word until it's to a human being. I just want to speak to a manager, and I'll do anything for it. But guess what? Klarna's plans to source those human customer service roles, they're using gig workers to do it. So, fascinatingly, if you go look on Klarna's job board right now, you're not going to see a single role open for a junior worker.
As we've said before, if you want to know where a business is going, look at who they're hiring. And when it comes to hiring, Klarna is not planning anything entry-level. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at Klarna? Bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away. Yetis, OpenAI, Claude, Anthropic, Google, they each have deep research AI products.
As we've said before, if you want to know where a business is going, look at who they're hiring. And when it comes to hiring, Klarna is not planning anything entry-level. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at Klarna? Bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away. Yetis, OpenAI, Claude, Anthropic, Google, they each have deep research AI products.
As we've said before, if you want to know where a business is going, look at who they're hiring. And when it comes to hiring, Klarna is not planning anything entry-level. So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies over at Klarna? Bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away. Yetis, OpenAI, Claude, Anthropic, Google, they each have deep research AI products.
Gemini brands their deep research AI as your personal research assistant. Well, Jack, who typically specializes in research at a company? Junior employees do. That's right. Their job is often to do research online or write reports, do presentations, and present all of it to the boss. But now AI is starting to eliminate that role. which represents the entry point for many into corporate America.
Gemini brands their deep research AI as your personal research assistant. Well, Jack, who typically specializes in research at a company? Junior employees do. That's right. Their job is often to do research online or write reports, do presentations, and present all of it to the boss. But now AI is starting to eliminate that role. which represents the entry point for many into corporate America.
Gemini brands their deep research AI as your personal research assistant. Well, Jack, who typically specializes in research at a company? Junior employees do. That's right. Their job is often to do research online or write reports, do presentations, and present all of it to the boss. But now AI is starting to eliminate that role. which represents the entry point for many into corporate America.
And we've double-checked it. We can see it in the data too. 2025 is expected to be the second year in a row employers hire fewer college grads than the year before. Nick, if the first rung of the corporate ladder is gone... How do workers ever get to the second rung? Honestly, it's a great question.
And we've double-checked it. We can see it in the data too. 2025 is expected to be the second year in a row employers hire fewer college grads than the year before. Nick, if the first rung of the corporate ladder is gone... How do workers ever get to the second rung? Honestly, it's a great question.
And we've double-checked it. We can see it in the data too. 2025 is expected to be the second year in a row employers hire fewer college grads than the year before. Nick, if the first rung of the corporate ladder is gone... How do workers ever get to the second rung? Honestly, it's a great question.
But besties, we have seen some positive trends out there, some solutions potentially to this challenge. We've seen some pivots. We've seen a surge in interest among young people in the trades because landscaping is AI proof. That's right. Or more people trying to run their own business. Try entrepreneurship. You know, creators is now a top choice for college grads.
But besties, we have seen some positive trends out there, some solutions potentially to this challenge. We've seen some pivots. We've seen a surge in interest among young people in the trades because landscaping is AI proof. That's right. Or more people trying to run their own business. Try entrepreneurship. You know, creators is now a top choice for college grads.
But besties, we have seen some positive trends out there, some solutions potentially to this challenge. We've seen some pivots. We've seen a surge in interest among young people in the trades because landscaping is AI proof. That's right. Or more people trying to run their own business. Try entrepreneurship. You know, creators is now a top choice for college grads.
The bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away and nobody knows the cultural impact of that. But humans have always pivoted in the past, and there's signs we already are. Jack, could you whip up the takeaways for us for Ceviche Wednesday? Dockers is selling to authentic brands for 70% of its peak value, but they did invent casual Fridays. And it proves that customers are like cake.
The bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away and nobody knows the cultural impact of that. But humans have always pivoted in the past, and there's signs we already are. Jack, could you whip up the takeaways for us for Ceviche Wednesday? Dockers is selling to authentic brands for 70% of its peak value, but they did invent casual Fridays. And it proves that customers are like cake.
The bottom rung of the corporate ladder is going away and nobody knows the cultural impact of that. But humans have always pivoted in the past, and there's signs we already are. Jack, could you whip up the takeaways for us for Ceviche Wednesday? Dockers is selling to authentic brands for 70% of its peak value, but they did invent casual Fridays. And it proves that customers are like cake.
You can create them from scratch. For our second story, Trader Joe's, Microsoft, Toyota, non-flashy brands top the list of companies with the best reputations in America. As Warren Buffett and Taylor Swift have told us, reputations, they take 20 years to build, but just one second to lose. And our third and final story is Klarna.
You can create them from scratch. For our second story, Trader Joe's, Microsoft, Toyota, non-flashy brands top the list of companies with the best reputations in America. As Warren Buffett and Taylor Swift have told us, reputations, they take 20 years to build, but just one second to lose. And our third and final story is Klarna.