The Layoffs Are Here. So Is Something Else.

A field report from the transition zone

I don’t know what’s going to happen.

But I know what’s happening right now.

In October 2025: Target laid off 1,800 people. Paramount cut 1,000. Molson Coors eliminated 400 positions. Amazon let go of 14,000 workers. One outplacement firm reports 950,000 layoffs through September this year.

This isn’t a prediction anymore. Now it’s documentation.

I’ve been t…