Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

[Yasser76]

I have a tough Audit Job in a big MNC Bank . Working across teams and regions, deadlines , everyday new stuff to learn....and when I look at Cab drivers ( I am based in Dublin), I wonder , what a lovely job they have...tax free income...you are your own boss...but I am on the verge of hanging up...hoping to last 2 more years of this grind...and than Peace. And yes, AI adoption in my role is not a choice...one of the biggest investors in AI is my organization....

Yeah, another 5 years and retirement for me, glad I am a senior manager, really feel for the juniors coming in, my org cut a lot of junior roles as AI can do those jobs, now we seem to only need either relationship builders at senior level and tech people overseeing more and more AI. Legal time is 75% smaller then it was 2 years ago and more efficient now. Whole new world.....

 

[roger]

Yeah, another 5 years and retirement for me, glad I am a senior manager, really feel for the juniors coming in, my org cut a lot of junior roles as AI can do those jobs, now we seem to only need either relationship builders at senior level and tech people overseeing more and more AI. Legal time is 75% smaller then it was 2 years ago and more efficient now. Whole new world.....

I still have 15 more years of work life left ( turning 50 soon) and here retirement age is 65. But I am exhausted and have not much aspirations for self. My son is 19 and special child and I lost my wife 17 years back. I want to go back to my village. I came here 4 years back for better life for my son but medical support here is fucked up. Private does not exist ( non existent literally ) and social is 6 to 8 months waiting list. And true, I feel for new generation. What a world we are going to enter. I think one needs to have land / actual agricultural land ( today they have invented how to make gold in lab and so buying gold is risky as well).. today's issues / wars/ fights are nothing ...in terms of what lies ahead. Not scaring anyone and I really hope i am proven wrong . But with Trump kind of leaders , what hope we have.