TechCrunch · October 18, 2026 · On the brief until November 1, 2026

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

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THE AI ANGLE

Producing high volumes of code and text that humans must manage

Anthropic reported a sharp drop in junior hiring alongside a 20 percent increase in meeting time per employee. Workers spend more time managing AI instances, which makes human attention and judgment the primary bottleneck. For management and human resources teams, these shifts alter entry-level pipelines and move workers into supervisory roles over automated output.

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Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

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