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Klarna's CEO Agrees with Dario Amodei. He Thinks His White-Collar Workforce Will Shrink by a Third by 2030

Klarna's workforce has shrunk from 7,000 in 2022 to 3,000 today due to AI tools and attrition, with CEO Siemiatkowski expecting fewer than 2,000 employees by 2030.

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CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says attrition, not layoffs, is the reason behind the company’s smaller workforce.

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Klarna has 3,000 employees. The CEO says he expects that to be down to less than 2,000 employees by 2030.

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Klarna's CEO agrees with Dario Amodei. He thinks his white-collar workforce will shrink by a third by 2030

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says attrition, not layoffs, is the reason behind the company’s smaller workforce.

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