Yellow Flags, New Dawns: Reflections for a New Year | Shimmy Says Ep. 39
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19-Dec-2025
If one feeling defined this year, it wasn’t excitement or fear. It was uncertainty — not in the abstract, but in our own careers and lives. Everywhere I went, people weren’t asking what AI would do to the job market. They were asking what it would do to their job. In this episode of Shimmy Says, Alan Shimel reflects on a year marked by layoffs, pauses, and yellow-flag moments across tech, while zooming out to a larger transition now underway. One quarter into the 21st century, a new generation is stepping forward — one that isn’t intimidated by complexity, but ready to work through it. AI won’t replace us. It will reshape us. And as with every major technological shift, opportunity will follow those willing to lean in, adapt, and build with purpose. As the year closes, this is a moment for clarity, conviction, and serious people getting back to work — because we’re not done. We’re just getting started.
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