Breaking Job News: AI Mistakes Are Costing Companies, Confidence Is Falling, & Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring - Cornering The Job Market

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AI is supposed to boost productivity, but new data shows it may be doing the opposite. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down a troubling new survey on AI errors at work, alongside fresh signals that employee confidence is slipping and small business hiring is grinding to a near standstill. Pete starts with a report from Resume.org that highlights what it calls the “AI slop” problem. A majority of managers say employees are submitting AI-generated work with factual errors, missing context, and even compliance risks. In some cases, those mistakes are reaching clients and costing companies tens of thousands of dollars, forcing managers to step in and fix the work themselves. Next, he looks at the latest Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index. Confidence dipped heading into 2026, but the biggest decline isn’t among entry-level workers... It’s senior leadership. Pete explains why that matters, what it says about decision-making at the top, and how rising mentions of layoffs in employee reviews reflect growing unease across the workforce.

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