Send us Fan Mail

52,000 tech jobs vanished in Q1 2026. AI-displaced workers are spending 30-40% LONGER finding new jobs. And less than half of Americans can cover a $1,000 emergency.

In this episode of Surviving AI, Carlo Thompson runs the brutal math on what financial survival actually looks like in the AI era — and delivers the exact playbook for building your career transition fund before disruption forces your hand.

You'll get:
- The Transition Readiness Score (calculate yours today)
- Why the 3-6 month emergency fund rule is now dangerously outdated
- The 3-Tier Emergency Fund System (where to keep it + current best HYSA rates)
- The 5 financial strategies every at-risk worker needs in place by 2027
- The 90-Day Financial Fortification Plan (week-by-week action guide)
- Special playbooks for: single-income households, 50+ workers, dual high-risk couples

This is Episode 20 of the Surviving AI series — Season 4: The Master Class.

Send us Fan Mail

The 2026 job market isn't broken — it changed. And it changed the same way on every continent. Global unemployment is holding at 4.9%, employment is at a record high, and yet 72% of employers across 41 countries say they can't find the people they need. So why does it feel so hard to get hired?

Because the hiring code changed. In this episode, Carlo Thompson breaks down exactly what employers worldwide are actually looking for in 2026 — from AI literacy as a new global baseline, to skills-based hiring replacing degree requirements from Singapore to São Paulo, to which sectors are growing in every major region and why.

You'll learn:
- The regional breakdown: why APAC is the hottest hiring market on earth right now, and what's happening in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East
- Why AI literacy is now the #1 hardest skill to find globally — and the 4-part framework to build it fast
- How the credential is dying: 65% of global executives are moving to skills-based hiring
- Which sectors are growing worldwide: healthcare, clean energy, skilled trades, AI infrastructure, digital transformation
- The real global picture on remote and hybrid work — what the data says and what it means for your search
- The 6-step 2026 job strategy you can start this week, wherever you are

If you're job searching anywhere in the world right now — or preparing to be — this episode is your global roadmap.

Send us Fan Mail

We've covered the macro. Now we go specific. In this Season 4 opener, Carlo Thompson breaks down 15 US industries — retail, healthcare, finance, legal, tech, transportation, manufacturing, education, marketing, hospitality, construction, government, real estate, media, and insurance — giving each one a specific AI impact timeline, the exact jobs disappearing, the exact jobs protected, and a concrete action plan.

This episode is built on data: Stanford's payroll analysis of millions of workers, BLS projections, Challenger Gray & Christmas Q1 2026 layoff reports, and BLS employment data. No hype, no speculation — just the numbers and what to do with them.

Whether you're in retail facing 2-year displacement or in the skilled trades sitting on a 20-year boom, this episode gives you your specific picture.

🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday and Wednesday
🔔 Hit the bell so you don't miss Season 4

#SurvivingAI #AIJobs #JobAutomation #CareerAdvice #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #CareerChange #WorkforceTransformation