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Fortune
Alan Murray, Claire Zillman

Workers' growing influence is killing 'jobs.' What will replace them?

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One of the striking characteristics of the business environment over the last three years has been heightened attention to employees. Their health, their values and beliefs, their preferences for when, where and how to work—all have rocketed up the list of concerns for CEOs.

With reports of layoffs now a daily occurrence—Salesforce, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs are among those who’ve announced reductions recently—it’s worth asking: Will corporate concern for employees’ wishes and welfare diminish as labor market slack increases?  

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