‘Is this how Singaporean bosses think?’: Foreign employee fears job cuts after CEO touts AI

A foreign employee has voiced worries about his company's future following remarks from a newly appointed Singaporean CEO about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workplaces. On Reddit's r/singaporejobs, the individual shared that the CEO expressed views on how Singaporean businesses might prefer to eliminate entire teams in favor of a single employee and claimed that creating a website now takes just a minute thanks to AI.

The employee acknowledged that AI was altering the workplace and that some jobs would be affected, but the CEO's casual attitude about firing entire teams left him uneasy about job security. He had just purchased a car and still had two years of payments outstanding, so the possibility of losing his job while still owing money was frightening.

In the comments section, other Singapore-based professionals shared similar experiences of hearing their bosses make such comments. One user noted that their manager had suggested laying off three people in their team, while another said that all tech CEOs were now acting this way and that it signaled a lack of job stability in the industry.

The employee in question was advised not to quit his job yet, as waiting to see if the company would follow through with the cuts and offer severance might be the best course of action.