Chapter 32

The Vanishing First Rung

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Traditional entry-level roles are evaporating faster than companies can adapt:

Gone: Junior Data Analyst Replaced by: AI that processes data 1000x faster

Gone: Content Writer Replaced by: GPT-4 producing SEO-optimized articles in seconds

Gone: Junior Accountant Replaced by: AI handling bookkeeping with 99.9% accuracy

Gone: Research Assistant Replaced by: AI analyzing millions of documents instantly

Gone: Customer Service Rep Replaced by: AI chatbots handling 80% of inquiries

But here's what leadership hasn't figured out yet: Today's senior managers were yesterday's junior analysts. When you eliminate the bottom of the ladder, the whole structure becomes unstable.