Tech Firms Shift Full-Time Roles To Contractors
Tech companies are cutting full-time roles and increasingly rehiring similar work as contractors as they redirect spending toward generative AI, industry reports and surveys show on March 31, 2026. Firms including Meta, Atlassian (10% cuts), Block (4,000 layoffs) and Oracle have pared staff, while Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports 92,000 US AI-linked cuts since 2023; Robert Half and Gartner find many plan to reopen roles or boost contract hiring into 2026.
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- Read OriginalThe sneaky truth about the wave of AI layoffsbusinessinsider.com
