Layoffs roll on, RTO gets louder, and consulting is rebuilt by the very tools it once sold. Workers hedge, managers lose the room, and trust becomes the only durable advantage. This week’s Paper Cut turns headlines into practical moves for employer-brand leaders.



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📌 Sources & Links



Layoffs With a Side of Spin

https://www.reuters.com/business/novo-nordisk-slashes-9000-jobs-slim-down-fierce-weight-loss-drug-battle-2025-09-10/



https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fifth-consecutive-month-microsoft-layoffs-102009142.html



https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/microsoft-ceo-nadella-says-company-must-rebuild-trust-with-employees.html



https://citywire.com/asia/news/goldman-sachs-to-lay-off-3-of-staff-at-global-headquarters/a2473769



https://www.businessinsider.com/rto-mandates-driving-workers-quit-helping-employers-avoid-layoffs-2025-9



https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-oil-gas-company-layoffs-2024-2025-2025-09-03/



Consulting Gets Rewritten by Its Own Pitch

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-ai-boom-is-leaving-consultants-behind-c9088fda



https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-is-changing-the-structure-of-consulting-firms



https://www.businessinsider.com/mckinsey-growing-entry-level-hires-ai-era-partner-says-2025-9



https://hbr.org/2025/09/what-it-takes-to-lead-through-digital-disruption



Workers Play Defense, Managers Lose the Room

https://fortune.com/2025/09/07/silicon-valley-gen-z-tech-industry-jobs-dissappearing-millennials-ai-automation-careers-older-workforce/



https://www.cfodive.com/news/ai-driven-job-displacement-may-already-be-here-report-says/759570/



https://www.newsweek.com/employers-employees-very-different-outlooks-us-economy-2127036



https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2025/09/06/why-employees-prefer-ai-over-their-managers-the-impact-on-leadership/



https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracylawrence/2025/09/09/why-your-company-picnic-wont-fix-your-work-culture/



Place, Product, and Perception

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-send-employees-back-to-office-rto-remote-work-2025-9



https://www.businessinsider.com/cbre-announces-building-experience-lab-annie-dean-office-design-2025-9



https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/how-did-an-employee-get-clues-that-layoffs-in-his-company-are-coming-soon-he-could-sense-from-his-managers-behaviour-he-just-ghosted-us/articleshow/123734166.cms



https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lifestyle/job-hugging-what-uk-jobs-employment-b2823073.html



https://qz.com/careers-most-vulnerable-in-a-recession



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