IBM’s CEO admits Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—but after promising to hire more grads, he’s laying off thousands of workers

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IBM’s CEO admits Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—but after promising to hire more grads, he’s laying off thousands of workers

fortune.com/2025/11/05/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna-promise-hire-more-gen-z-college-graduates-but-thousands-laid-off-ai-restructuring

Layoffs are sweeping the corporate world as companies restructure around AI and automation. From Amazon to Target, major employers are slashing thousands of jobs as they race to restructure around automation and efficiency.
On Tuesday, IBM became the latest company to announce it would…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-11-05 16:32:30.