Layoffs have been a defining feature of the job market in 2025, with several major companies announcing thousands of job cuts driven by artificial intelligence.
In fact, AI was responsible for almost 55,000 layoffs in the U.S. this year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Yeah, this is annoying. My Jira tickets are usually as long as “Implement new email notification system. Make sure opt-out is respected”, I set a due date, assign myself, and move it to the active state. Once I’ve started work I post the PR.
If it doesn’t fit on a sticky note then the task or documentation is misspecified.