AI-driven layoffs are creating a new class of boomerang employees

Some companies that laid off workers in favor of AI are reversing course and asking former employees to return, a trend experts call AI rebounding. Research indicates that nearly 1 in 5 surveyed workers have been laid off and subsequently asked back. While many are open to returning, returning employees are demanding higher pay, job security guarantees, AI usage transparency, and leadership apologies due to broken trust. Open article →