{"id":257894,"date":"2026-05-28T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/working-overtime-wont-give-you-job-security-in-the-age-of-ai-say-career-experts-stability-is-no-longer-a-guarantee\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:10:15","slug":"working-overtime-wont-give-you-job-security-in-the-age-of-ai-say-career-experts-stability-is-no-longer-a-guarantee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/working-overtime-wont-give-you-job-security-in-the-age-of-ai-say-career-experts-stability-is-no-longer-a-guarantee\/","title":{"rendered":"Working overtime won’t give you job security in the age of AI, say career experts: Stability is ‘no longer a guarantee’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working overtime won’t give you job security in the age of AI, say career experts: Stability is ‘no longer a guarantee’<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/28\/working-overtime-wont-give-you-job-security-in-the-age-of-ai-say-career-experts-stability-is-no-longer-a-guarantee.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-28 11:41:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The “infinite workday” \u2014 where employees are constantly blitzed with emails and notifications at all hours \u2014 is only getting worse. In some cases, the rise of artificial intelligence has exacerbated the time professionals spend working outside of their 9-to-5.<\/p>\n

Seventy-six percent of full-time workers consider themselves at least somewhat of a workaholic, according to an October 2025 survey of 807 employees by Monster. If you’re working nights and weekends for career security, workplace experts say those extra hours may not be worth the effort. <\/p>\n

In the age of AI, an incessant dedication to work is not the answer because “job security is no longer a guaranteed thing,” says author and employee experience strategist Kalifa Oliver. <\/p>\n

Meta laid off about 8,000 employees on May 20. In an internal memo about the job cuts, billionaire founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that “success isn’t a given” in the artificial intelligence space. Some organizations directly cite AI technology as a driver for their restructurings, which aren’t expected to cease any time soon. <\/p>\n

Ninety-nine percent of C-suite executives expect to reduce headcounts by up to 20% in the next two years as artificial intelligence affects their workflows, according to consulting firm Mercer’s 2026 Global Talent Trends report, which surveyed 825 C-suite leaders and 1,650 HR leaders.<\/p>\n

If you’re working extra hours because you want some additional pay or your manager tells you to, that’s one thing. But if you are obsessing over work due to layoff fears or even just a love of your job, that can still be harmful in the long run, says Chelsea Jay, a Guadalajara, Mexico-based leadership and development consultant. <\/p>\n

This obsession, Jay notes, starts a cycle of “overthinking, overanalyzing and overworking, which leads to limited creative function, sleep deprivation, burnout, and resentment.”<\/p>\n

Forty-six percent of burned-out employees say it is more difficult for them to stay focused and productive at work, according to…<\/p>\n

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