The Grind Hotline · Business podcast
Understand what company decisions could mean for your job.
Short episodes with Harj Singh on workforce changes, corporate pressure and the questions employees can ask next.
Start here · 5 min 14 sec
Bank of America’s earnings discussion connects fewer managers with higher output expectations. Hear the questions to ask about workload, replacement hiring and pay.
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Staffing & budgets
Wells Fargo: 3,097 Gone. Are You Safe in 2027?
Read the difference between a lower employee count and a layoff total. Then consider what efficiency plans could mean for your team’s staffing.
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AI & the future of work
CIBC Layoffs 2026: Jobs Are Being Cut. AI Is Taking Hours
Connect CIBC’s Halifax cuts and productivity discussion with the tasks employees do each day. Ask where saved hours will change workload, hiring or staffing.
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Management pressure
HubSpot Layoffs 2026: Fewer Managers. More Pressure.
Explore HubSpot’s plan to reduce management layers and reshape product teams. Consider how a new reporting structure could change your responsibilities.
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Company promises
Workday Employee Speaks: Layoffs 2026
Examine Workday’s employee commitments alongside its restructuring disclosures. Look for concrete decisions about teams, approved roles and responsibilities.
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Repeated layoffs
Amazon Layoffs October 2026: Sales Up. Jobs Gone.
Follow the latest Amazon Stores cuts and the uncertainty facing employees who survived earlier reductions. Check the details before relying on an internal transfer.
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The employee’s perspective
The Grind Hotline connects business news with job security, changing responsibilities and career choices. It is for employees trying to understand a company announcement, a smaller team or a new productivity target.
Each selected episode links to reporting where you can inspect the underlying evidence and read the fuller context.
Read our editorial standardsCompany disclosures, earnings materials and reported developments provide the basis for the discussion.
A lower headcount can include resignations, retirement and hiring changes. A productivity target alone does not establish a layoff plan.
Ask what is changing in your team’s approved positions, workload, budget and expectations.
Meet The Host
Founder and Host of The Grind Hotline
Harj is an ex-banker, author and former global sales leader. He lost his job twice in five years. Those experiences shaped a show focused on the employee’s side of corporate change.
Read Harj’s backgroundFollow the source links, check the dates and distinguish a company’s statement from The Host’s interpretation. The editorial standards explain sourcing, corrections and how employee accounts are handled.
Sourcing, corrections & editorial responsibilityReviewed by Ear Worthy
Frank Racioppi’s September 2026 review highlights the show’s focus on employees affected by corporate decisions.
Read the independent review (opens in a new tab)Featured in Pod the North
Kattie Laur’s October 2026 roundup includes the show’s first anniversary and its workplace coverage.
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