E51: The Career Ladder Broke. 2.2 Billion People Were Standing On It. And My First Boss Lied to My Face.

The five biggest outsourcing companies in India added just 17 net jobs in 2025. Seventeen.George breaks down why the career ladder that lifted billions into the middle class is collapsing — from offshore engineering centers to Fiverr freelancers — and why the squeeze doesn't stop at outsourcing. Then he shares a story he's never told publicly: being 18 years old, cold-emailing 300 CEOs to land his first internship, working in his boss's basement, being told "you're doing great" every day — and then getting one of the worst reviews his university had ever seen. Plus: would 18-year-old George survive today's job market? What human skills actually remain valuable? And the real solution to AI displacement that nobody wants to hear.