The Six-Month Buyback Test
The Signal
Issue 23 companion · The AI Layoff You Will Buy Back
The Six-Month Buyback Test
Some AI savings are just financing. Capability comes out, the work goes quiet, and two quarters later it reappears as contractors, an outside firm, or an urgent hire at a worse rate. One honest question tells you which you are signing.
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