The Job Chick

Maersk: Trade Just Got Structurally More Expensive

Sanctions don’t stop trade. They force someone to absorb the cost.... and the workforce is already showing you who.

May 18 • Amanda Goodall

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April 2026

Cheap Globalization Is Over

Sanctions are a political labor policy.

Apr 29 • Amanda Goodall

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March 2026

Defense Hiring Signals Behind the Next Missile Production Cycle

Multiple geopolitical tensions are currently forcing governments to reassess weapons stockpiles and industrial capacity.

Mar 11 • Amanda Goodall

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The Oracle Layoffs Story Everyone Is Getting Wrong

AI didn’t take these jobs. Capital did.

Mar 7 • Amanda Goodall

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Iran Conflict: Hiring Freezes Hit First, Defense Jobs Boom Next

The Real Middle East Shock

Mar 7 • Amanda Goodall

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February 2026

Capital Follows Authority

How Sponsors Now Control Enterprise AI

Feb 27 • Amanda Goodall

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Palantir & Reinvestment Velocity

Palantir’s workforce architecture and the compression of reinvestment velocity. Implications for global allocators in high-growth tech hubs.

Feb 19 • Amanda Goodall

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Walmart Without Workers

How the largest employer in America stopped hiring for growth

Feb 7 • Amanda Goodall

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Narrative Laundering

Workforce risks are real... and we are laundering the hell out of it.

Feb 6 • Amanda Goodall

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January 2026

Innovation is a Dirty Word

There are moments in a company’s lifecycle when nothing dramatic has to be announced for something significant to already be underway.

Jan 23 • Amanda Goodall

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Forget China vs. US: South Korea Owns the Execution Layer

Markets Are Finally Noticing

Jan 22 • Amanda Goodall

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The Senate Is Eliminating Jobs with their Emerging Tech Policy

The Labor Math Behind Emerging Tech Policy

Jan 12 • Amanda Goodall

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