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Why your efficiency gains are being erased by financial anxiety
The recent headlines regarding Jack Dorsey’s Block moving toward AI-driven efficiency are a harbinger of the 2026 corporate landscape. On paper, the math is flawless: AI automates routine tasks, slashes overhead, and accelerates output. However, there is a hidden variable in this equation that many C-suite executives are overlooking: The human tax. While AI increases a company’s capacity to produce, the resulting "Financial Anxiety" among the workforce is creating a massiv

Pal Kim
6 days ago2 min read


The Jack Dorsey wake-up call
Why your next paycheck isn’t guaranteed. This morning, the news hit like a bombshell, confirmed by CNBC: Block (Jack Dorsey’s company) is launching another massive wave of layoffs. But this time, the narrative has shifted. We aren't just talking about "economic cooling" or "post-pandemic rightsizing." We are talking about pure, AI-driven efficiency. Jack Dorsey was blunt: if a machine can do the job, it will. And that realization should be keeping all of us up at night. The

Pal Kim
Feb 273 min read


Navigating the New Reality of Career Development: From Degrees to Skills
The old deal was simple: go to university, get a Master’s degree, find a safe corporate job, and ride the escalator to retirement. The new reality is: that escalator is broken. If you feel like your expensive diploma is doing less for your career today than it did five years ago, you aren't imagining things. You are experiencing two colliding economic forces: Degree Inflation and the AI Revolution . Here’s why your academic credentials are depreciating like a new car drive

Pal Kim
Dec 23, 20255 min read


They're here, but thinking about Bills
They're Here, But Thinking About Bills: The Plague of Financial Presenteeism.

Pal Kim
Dec 3, 20252 min read


How to make the best use of your professional tenure ?
Like many students, I spent years dreaming about the moment I would finally start my professional career. Home working from your favorite place :) Motivated by the desire to contribute, collaborate, and build something meaningful, I believed that entering the workforce would mark the true beginning of adult life. Earning a salary, finding purpose, and shaping a future were all part of that dream. But here’s the reality: What we learn in school is often disconnected from what

Pal Kim
Aug 24, 20253 min read


How to decode the professional world after 2025?
The idea here is to open a conversation on a subject that affects everyone both experienced professionals and beginners alike. Business center To give you some background: I graduated from a Skema business school in 2018, and even back then it was almost impossible to land an apprenticeship contract (today, the situation has only worsened it is now nearly impossible to even secure a basic internship). At that time, despite some visible challenges, the job market was still hea

Pal Kim
Aug 19, 20254 min read
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