Laid Off Because of AI. Then They Asked Him to Help Train His Replacement | Denis Storey

Denis was laid off because his employer decided AI could do his job. After years working in journalism, marketing, and content, Denis was writing news stories for a scientific publication when he was told the company planned to use Claude AI to produce the stories instead. They even wanted him to help train the AI replacing him. It was Denis's fifth layoff. In this episode of Pink Slip Pavilion, host Ashley Waddington sits down with Denis Storey to talk about losing his job to AI, being laid off five times, navigating career pivots, rebuilding confidence after job loss, and what workers can learn from his experience. Denis's story spans decades of change in the workforce. He survived three layoffs in three years early in his journalism career, pivoted from journalism into marketing, navigated imposter syndrome while changing careers, and eventually found himself facing something entirely new: His job was being replaced by artificial intelligence. In this conversation, we discuss: • Getting laid off because of AI • Being replaced by Claude AI • Being asked to help train the AI replacing his job • Getting laid off five times • Experiencing three layoffs in three years • AI replacing writing and content jobs • The changing relationship between AI and human work • Pivoting from journalism into marketing • Using transferable skills to change careers • Imposter syndrome after a career pivot • Rebuilding confidence after a layoff • Why interviewing is a skill you need to practice • Why Denis says not to get complacent in your career • Rethinking employee loyalty in today's job market • Keeping your network and career options open • Finding a better opportunity after job loss Denis says his fifth layoff hurt, especially because he thought he was beyond being replaced by AI. Today, he says he's in the best place he's ever been in his career. Looking back, he wouldn't trade the lessons those five layoffs taught him. His message for anyone navigating a layoff: "It's going to be okay. This isn't your whole story. This is just a chapter." CONNECT WITH DENIS STOREY: Instagram: @storeyeditor LinkedIn: Denis Storey TikTok: @storeyeditor Email: denis.storey@gmail.com Want to share your Pink Slip to Power Move story? 📧 hello@pinkslippavilion.com Pink Slip Pavilion shares real stories about layoffs, job loss, AI and jobs, career transitions, career reinvention, and what comes next. New episodes every Wednesday. #aijobs #layoffs #artificialintelligence #jobloss #careerchange #pinkslippavilion #futureofwork