The talent market snapped this week: Meta offers million-dollar packages while Google hands out buy-outs. Paper Cut slices through the spin so HR and employer-brand leaders see the real scoreboard. No fluff, just facts.

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📌 Sources & Links

Elite Brains, Empty Rungs

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/zuckerbergs-fantastic-50-worlds-2nd-richest-man-is-hiring-elite-coders-with-million-dollar-offers-to-build-the-most-powerful-ai-brain/articleshow/121776198.cms

https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/new-research-finds-that-ai-is-creating-more-jobs-and-higher-pay/91199930

https://decrypt.co/323916/ai-coming-jobs-faster-anyone-though

Cost Cuts Meet Code Frenzy

https://apnews.com/article/google-layoffs-tech-869f86eb6b53044de2cf22a932b0213f

https://qz.com/layoffs-us-job-cuts-challenger-gray-2025-tech-services-1851783674

Soft Power or Bust

https://www.hrdive.com/news/3-in-5-employers-say-soft-skills-are-more-important-than-ever/750424/

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/sense-of-belonging-at-work-why-it-isnt-just-a-nice-to-have

https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/quiet-cracking-at-work/990726

Well-Being Mirage

https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-employee-wellbeing-policy-offers-1000-dollars-for-lego-2025-6

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3998244/ai-chatbots-see-fast-adoption-but-deliver-minimal-productivity-gains-study-finds.html

https://slate.com/life/2025/05/happy-hour-drinks-office-work-co-worker-colleague.html

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