The layoffs hit hard. Mews is slicing 15% off its roughly 1,300-person roster. It is their biggest restructuring since the pandemic shook everything apart. Founder Richard Valtr isn’t shy about it. AI killed these roles. He says a single person can do way more now that machines handle the heavy lifting. Old job titles? Gone. The era they belonged to is over.
“[We’re] looking at the reality… and trying to accelerate that process… And unfortunately, that does impact a number different roles built for an era is ceasing to exist”
How Work Changes
Remember the assembly line of ideas? Function-specific teams handing projects like hot potatoes. Specialists passing the buck until someone finished. That is dead. Valtr sees workers owning the whole shebang from start to finish. AI bridges the gaps where handoffs used to live. You don’t need ten specialists to stitch together a task anymore. You need one person and some code.
Who is surprised by this shift?
The structure crumbled under efficiency. No more passing the ball. Just pick it up. Run. Score.
It feels abrupt. Maybe it should have. The tech moved fast. The organization couldn’t keep pace without changing its shape. 15% is the cost of evolving.
