EPISODE · May 1, 2025 · 42 MIN
Do you have an AI Zombie Job? Take the 4-Step Test.
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🎬 What you’ll learn in this episode What a “zombie job” really is, why it matters, and if you have one. Brand-new 2025 data showing 20-50 % collapses in freelance demand for writing, translation & more The 3 big buckets of roles already shambling (Writing-as-a-Service, Mass-Produced Creative, On-the-Cusp Video) A simple 4-point “Spot-the-Pattern” framework to test your own role (text-dominant, repetitive, low-context, low-stakes) The IEC game-plan (Interest → Education → Community) to future-proof yourself ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Cold-open & intro 1:07 – Defining a “Zombie Job” (travel-agent analogy) 3:10 – Why we’re making this series 6:28 – NEW January-2025 study: freelance demand down 20-50 % 9:40 – Resume-writing demand falls 30 % (Reddit anecdote) 11:55 – 2024-25 tech-layoff timeline (Dropbox ➜ IBM ➜ Duolingo …) 17:45 – Bucket #1: Writing-as-a-Service 📝 22:35 – Bucket #2: Mass-Produced Creative (stock photos, voice-over, elevator music) 🎨 27:20 – Bucket #3: On-the-Cusp Video & wage pressure 🎥 30:35 – The 4 zombie-job attributes (text-dominant, repetitive, low-context, low-stakes) 38:00 – IEC Survival Framework: Interest • Education • Community 42:50 – What’s coming in our deep-dive series & free checklist PDF 44:30 – ChatGPT-written outro 😂 46:05 – Final thoughts & community shout-out 📄 Resources & references TechCrunch 2025 Layoff Tracker (updated weekly) https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/tech-layoffs-2025-list/ “Winners and Losers of Generative AI: Early Evidence from Freelancer Demand” – working paper, Jan 2025 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268124004591 World Economic Forum “Future of Jobs” report (data-entry roles) https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/ Dropbox 2023 layoff memo citing AI focus https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/a-message-from-drew 💡 FREE DOWNLOAD Grab our “Is My Job a Zombie?” Checklist (PDF) – a 2-minute self-audit you can share with coworkers → https://bit.ly/3YYbRmv 🙌 Join the Community Subscribe & 🔔 so you don’t miss the deep-dive series Comment: Which job do you think is secretly a zombie? Share this episode with one friend who’s AI-curious or AI-anxious Sign up to our newsletter now and get early subscriber perks! → notreplacedyet.ai 📲 Stay connected YouTube • TikTok • IG • FB • X – @NotReplacedYet 🔖 Tags (help our fellow humans find this!) AI jobs, zombie jobs, future of work, automation, generative AI, layoffs 2025, freelance economy, upskilling, prompt engineering, AI career advice, Not Replaced Yet
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