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This isn’t an isolated trend—it’s becoming a generational pattern.
The conversation around AI is deafening. Headlines shout disruption, executives debate productivity, and experts argue endlessly about timelines. But in the middle of all that noise, Gen Z’s response has been surprisingly quiet and that silence is telling.
AI replacing entry-level jobs isn’t a distant headline, it’s the elephant in the room. My students know it’s possible, and they don’t treat it as science fiction. What I’ve seen isn’t fear or denial. It’s movement. Instead of getting stuck in “what if” debates, Gen Z is choosing clarity over panic, quietly steering their careers toward stability in a way that’s easy to miss if you only listen for loud signals.
A national survey shows 65% of Gen Z believe a college degree alone won’t protect them from AI disruption, and 53% are seriously considering blue-collar or skilled trade work, while 47% are eyeing people-centered fields like healthcare or education.
Over the past year, I’ve spoken with at least a dozen Gen Zer’s who have completely redirected their career paths. Some have changed college majors midstream; others have opted for what they describe as “AI-proof” careers—fields that feel more stable than what they originally planned. This isn’t an isolated trend—it’s becoming a generational pattern.
Read the complete Fast Company article BY Jeff LeBlanc: https://www.fastcompany.com/91392960/gen-zers-are-opting-for-ai-proof-careers-genz-ai-work-careers
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Representing an esteemed client in multimodal logistics, you’ll improve delivery reliability for APIs/EDI and adjacent apps—automation, observability, and incident readiness.
Responsibilities
- Stand up/streamline CI/CD and environment promotion for APIs/EDI.
- Establish practical SLOs with metrics, logs, traces, and clear alerts.
- Harden secrets and access patterns with security/IT partners.
- Create/refine production runbooks; improve on-call handoffs and postmortems.
- Automate common environment tasks; reduce manual, error-prone steps.
- Collaborate on release planning, cutovers, and rollback safeguards.
Requirements
- 3+ years DevOps/SRE supporting production APIs/integrations.
- Hands-on CI/CD ownership and environment automation (any modern stack).
- Secure operations fundamentals: authN/Z, tokens, certs/keys, least privilege.
- Observability in practice and calm incident management.
- Proficiency with scripting/automation and version control workflows.
- Clear communication across engineering, operations, and business teams.
Preferred Experience
- EDI/partner data flows and high-volume exchange operations.
- Logistics integrations (e.g., rail/carrier connectivity such as CSX/CN).
- Epicor (EDI) or Descartes exposure; gate automation/OCR; manifest remediation.
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End the year with South Florida’s marketing and business community! Join us for an evening of celebration!
StackAdapt Presents SFIMA’s Holiday Party for Marketers
End the year with South Florida’s marketing and business community! Join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and great vibes as we toast to a successful year.
This is SFIMA’s most popular event of the year: a chance to relax, network, and celebrate with marketing professionals, agency teams, entrepreneurs, and business owners.
- Event Details:
- 📅 Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
- ⏰ 6:30 PM
- 📍 The Fitz. Bar + Lounge: 503 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Tarpon River District)
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Join the CIO Council of South Florida for the 20th Annual State of the CIO LIVE! The premier annual gathering for South Florida’s top IT leaders—bringing together 400+ CIOs, CTOs and senior technology executives for networking, keynote insights, and scholarship awards. Attendees will enjoy direct interaction with peers, and the chance to support the next generation of tech talent.
Event: State of the CIO LIVE! 2026 (SCIO’26)
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | Registration begins ~7:30 AM
Location: Charles F. Dodge Centre, Pembroke Pines, FL
Who Should Attend: CIOs, CTOs, senior IT managers, technology decision-makers and influencers.
Don’t Miss: A morning designed for strategic learning and meaningful connections in a focused setting.
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Despite the uncertainty in today’s job market, the job search process is getting shorter for some applicants, says a new report from ZipRecruiter.
Some good news on the employment front: Job seekers are getting hired in a shorter period of time while sending fewer applications compared to earlier this year, according to the latest findings from ZipRecruiter, which looked at 1,500 new hires.
The job search company’s latest quarterly survey of U.S. workers who started their job within the last six months suggests Americans are getting more comfortable with the uncertainty in today’s job market. Also, they are more likely to remain at their current positions (tending toward so-called job hugging), leading new employees to take a “more cautious and strategic approach to their career moves.”
“Today’s new hires are coming in ready to stay put,” ZipRecruiter labor economist Nicole Bachaud said.
The data on new hires is especially relevant because they are often the first people in the job market to experience changes in recruiting and employment offers.
Read the complete fast company article BY Jennifer Mattson: https://www.fastcompany.com/91407585/job-search-getting-shorter-new-hiring-faster-in-these-careers-ziprecruiter
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Join us December 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Get ready for an exciting HOLIDAY tech networking event at The Wharf on December 11th – hosted by SoFloTechFriends! Tech professionals from all backgrounds and specialties are invited to attend this engaging meet-up. Wear your ugly Christmas sweaters, holiday pajamas and festive attire for a chance to win cool prizes!
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There’s potential danger in placing too much importance on your career, research shows.
Discussions around the role of work in our lives are frequently divided into two camps. “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”, one side proclaims. The other: “A job just needs to pay the bills.”
The first school of thought is an example of “intrinsic motivation”. Here, the enjoyment of work for work’s sake is motivating enough, rather than relying on external rewards like money or praise. And while it’s great to love your job, recent research suggests that it can become problematic when intrinsic motivation is regarded as morally superior to other motivations.
While there are many benefits to being intrinsically motivated, there are also downsides to placing moral value on this way of working.
“When a neutral preference becomes charged with moral meaning, social scientists call it ‘moralization,’ Mijeong Kwon, assistant professor of management in organizational behavior at Rice Business, recently wrote for The Conversation. “Once intrinsic motivation becomes moralized, loving what you do is seen as not only enjoyable but virtuous.”
Read the complete Fast Company article BY Eve Upton-Clark: https://www.fastcompany.com/91449522/the-case-for-not-loving-your-job
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Representing an esteemed client in multimodal logistics, you’ll design, operate, and evolve secure partner integrations—modern REST APIs plus EDI—while supporting select legacy needs.
Responsibilities
- Build integrations using REST/JSON/XML and EDI translation/mapping.
- Implement validation, error handling, and reconciliation for all flows.
- Apply OAuth/OIDC and JWT for service and partner authentication.
- Monitor integration health; tune alerts; maintain crisp runbooks.
- Onboard partners/carriers; troubleshoot connectivity and data quality.
- Reduce manual rework with automation and manifest hygiene improvements.
Requirements
- 3+ years building/operating integrations (APIs and/or EDI) in production.
- Proficiency with .NET/C# or Delphi for integration utilities/services.
- Solid REST patterns, JSON/XML schemas, and auth fundamentals.
- Experience with monitoring/alerting and operational support.
- Strong written/verbal skills with partners and internal stakeholders.
Preferred Experience
- EDI mapping/validation; logistics documents and partner onboarding.
- Rail/carrier integrations (e.g., CSX/CN).
- Epicor (EDI) or Descartes exposure; gate automation/OCR; manifest remediation.
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TikTok users can’t stop complaining about ‘type B’ coworkers. The classic personality polarity is making the rounds in viral social media skits.
On TikTok, videos on being type B are having a moment, racking up thousands of views and comments of those who can relate or identify with the chaos. Plenty also poke fun or air their frustrations with the type Bs in their lives.
The recent discourse essentially equates type A to someone who has their lives together, and type B to a more laidback go-with-the-flow personality.
“Type b people EXPECT everything to work out fine for them and it always does. This is literally the person that actually gets promoted.”
Most feel an affinity one way or another, similar to the way we label ourselves as introverted or extroverted, or proudly claim INTJ or ISFP according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. These personality stamps can be helpful when explaining particular tendencies, or finding ways to leverage strengths or inhibit weaknesses, particularly in the workplace.
Read the complete Fast Company article BY Eve Upton-Clark: https://www.fastcompany.com/91446481/tiktok-users-cant-stop-complaining-about-type-b-coworkers
