Middle management: jobs replaced by AI
5 layoffs where the company blamed AI named middle management among the roles cut. Together those layoffs cut 13,330 jobs. That is the company-wide total, not only middle management roles, so figures for different roles overlap. The largest was Meta (8,000 jobs, May 2026); the first was Cloudflare in May 2026 and the latest FICO in Oct 2026. 5 of the 5 came in 2026. Largest first; every row links to its entry and source on the layoffs tracker.
MetaSales, marketing, product, middle management (India, Seattle, Bay Area hardest hit). AI teams protected.8,000 · 2026-05IntuitCorporate structure, product, various (US workers stay until July 31)3,000 · 2026-05CloudflareMiddle management, finance, legal, auditing1,100 · 2026-05HubSpotManagement layers and the product organization (teams regrouped around customer outcomes)660 · 2026-10FICOCompany-wide; fewer management layers, with product development reorganized around AI570 · 2026-10