Sales: jobs replaced by AI
5 layoffs where the company blamed AI named sales among the roles cut. Together those layoffs cut 42,800 jobs. That is the company-wide total, not only sales roles, so figures for different roles overlap. The largest was Oracle (21,000 jobs, Jun 2026); the first was Dell in Aug 2024 and the latest Monday.com in Jul 2026. 4 of the 5 came in 2026. Largest first; every row links to its entry and source on the layoffs tracker.
OracleResearch and development, sales and marketing, services and support (largest net headcount declines)21,000 · 2026-06DellSales, support, traditional infrastructure12,500 · 2024-08MetaSales, marketing, product, middle management (India, Seattle, Bay Area hardest hit). AI teams protected.8,000 · 2026-05PinterestCompany-wide, with sales and go-to-market restructured; headcount reallocated to AI-focused roles700 · 2026-01Monday.comProduct, marketing, go-to-market600 · 2026-07