Career & Workplace Reality
Will You Lose Your Job After 40? The Truth About AI Layoffs
Ft. Ashok Macha · 37:53 · 30 Oct 2026
What do you do if you lose your job after crossing 40? Vijay Rangu speaks openly with Ashok Macha about midlife after 40, AI layoffs, the EMI trap, multiple income and keeping skills up to date.
Key discussion points
- Why you need to keep up with both technology and process, not just one of them
- History says adapt: machines and power changed jobs before, and people adjusted
- The EMI trap: people and banks assume today's salary will continue for 10 more years
- Even people who upskill compete with each other, and scarce roles go to the very best
- Layoffs can arrive with very little notice, sometimes only days
- Why the guest thinks some employers use AI as a reason to cut overheads
- Building a second income from a real skill that has a market
- Learn to swim before you fall: the fish story and acting early
Guest's personal views and experiences. Not financial or career advice.
