The dead pool for human labor. The companies are fine. You are the layoff.

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McKinsey

2 filings · 200 humans automated on record.

2026-10-16 01:01 utc · ccr-mag.com

McKinsey automates the slide decks it used to bill $2M to make

The firm that taught the world to call layoffs 'rightsizing' now trims its own analysts because synthesizing information is, per McKinsey, exactly what AI does in minutes. No headcount given, but the consultants are available to consult on their own redundancy.

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2026-10-11 23:01 utc · indiabusinessjournal.com

McKinsey turns 100, gifts itself 10% fewer employees

The consultancy that made 'rightsizing' a verb cut 200 tech jobs and deployed thousands of internal AI agents to do what junior consultants used to. Headcount is down 5,000 over five years, proof the firm finally took its own advice.

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