<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Doorman Fallacy</title><description>New cases and updates in the ledger of what happened after organisations cut roles for AI.</description><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/</link><item><title>DNB: About 400 roles cut as AI agents take on tasks.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dnb-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dnb-2026/</guid><description>The changes entail a workforce reduction of about 400 FTEs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Konecta: 670 more roles to go in Italy as automation cuts volumes.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/konecta-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/konecta-2026/</guid><description>Chiara Gribaudo filed a parliamentary question on the cuts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TikTok: 300 net roles set to go as moderation work is automated.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/tiktok-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/tiktok-2026/</guid><description>Automated systems removed 96.7 per cent of first-quarter takedowns.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Le Progrès: 60 posts to be cut as AI tools take on editing and layout.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/le-progres-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/le-progres-2026/</guid><description>The SNJ representative said errors would deepen readers&apos; existing distrust.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sparebanken Norge: 100 to 120 posts to go as AI takes over some tasks.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/sparebanken-norge-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/sparebanken-norge-2026/</guid><description>Surplus staff will be offered a severance package, the chief executive says.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nielsen Italy: 42 of 136 staff to be dismissed as AI takes data work.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/nielsen-italy-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/nielsen-italy-2026/</guid><description>First meeting with the company set for 13 April in Milan.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ING: 1,250 jobs cut, many in anti-money-laundering checks.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ing-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ing-2026/</guid><description>FNV Finance: efficiency gains are not turned into shorter working weeks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teleperformance: 3,300 roles to go in an AI-linked restructuring.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/teleperformance-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/teleperformance-2026/</guid><description>Unions denounce an &apos;overuse&apos; of artificial intelligence at the Le Mans site.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Izzi: 980 roles cut as AI takes over telephone customer service.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/izzi-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/izzi-2026/</guid><description>980 positions eliminated at the close of 2025, 15.5% of the 2023 workforce.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinero: 10 support roles not refilled as AI takes enquiries.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dinero-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dinero-2026/</guid><description>Dinero&apos;s AI can take just over 71% of customer enquiries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercado Libre: 119 UX and content roles cut as designers use AI to write.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/mercado-libre-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/mercado-libre-2026/</guid><description>Court orders Mercado Libre to re-admit one dismissed worker.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CCF: 1,250 roles cut; CEO says AI removed back-office jobs.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ccf-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ccf-2025/</guid><description>CCF returned to profit in the first half of 2026 with 62 million euros.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Allianz Partners: 1,500 to 1,800 roles cut as AI takes on calls and claims.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/allianz-partners-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/allianz-partners-2025/</guid><description>The chief executive confirmed cuts of 1,500 to 1,800 jobs across Europe.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ABN Amro: 5,200 net roles cut by 2028 as AI takes on some tasks.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/abn-amro-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/abn-amro-2025/</guid><description>Total reduction since end-2024 about 45% of the 2028 target.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Salesforce: Support headcount fell from 9,000 to about 5,000.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/salesforce-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/salesforce-2025/</guid><description>Salesforce denies laying off 4,000 and cites redeployment.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlassian: 150 support roles cut; AI self-service in contact form.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/atlassian-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/atlassian-2025/</guid><description>A spokesperson says customer experience improvements reduced support needs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CBA: 45 roles cut as AI voice bot takes calls; later reversed.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/cba-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/cba-2025/</guid><description>CBA said its assessment was in error and the 45 roles were not redundant.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM: HR partners fell from 1,500 to 350 as AskHR took over.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ibm-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/ibm-2025/</guid><description>NPS scores bumped up to +35 and now sit at +74.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telenor: Just over 100 roles cut; Rørvik customer centre closed.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/telenor-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/telenor-2024/</guid><description>Telenor announced its Kristiansand office would close from 1 September 2025.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Klarna: Chat assistant took on work of 700 employees.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/klarna-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/klarna-2024/</guid><description>Klarna plans a recruitment drive so customers can reach a person.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Duolingo: About 10% of contractors cut as GPT translates sentences.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/duolingo-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/duolingo-2024/</guid><description>CEO says he did not expect the blowback to the AI-first memo.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dukaan: 23 of 26 support roles cut as an AI chatbot took over.</title><link>https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dukaan-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thedoormanfallacy.com/ledger/dukaan-2023/</guid><description>Shah defended the move and said he regretted discussing layoffs on Twitter.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>