When the center no longer holds, neither do the stories.
Corporate life was never sacred. But it gave people shape. Identity. Purpose.
When AI strips away the midlayers—replaces recruiters, analysts, coordinators, copywriters—
—what remains?
Not just a labor gap. A meaning gap.
If no one has a stake in the center anymore, who will protect it?
If the ladder vanishes, what myth do we climb?
The companies won't collapse because of inefficiency.
They'll collapse because no one believes in them anymore.