Shredded: DailyPay, Workday, Meta, Recruitics, ZoomInfo, Fuel50, Linkedin, & More

0:09Hi, kids. It's Cole Cheeseman and I'm bringing you the shred for the fourth week of September Number 2026, The Shred is a weekly roundup of what's making headlines in the world of employment.

0:23And now to the news in no particular order. A report by Daily Pay and Workday shows a double-digit gap between frontline hourly workers' expectations and satisfaction regarding schedule flexibility, pay clarity, and digital tools. Closing this gap helps employers improve recruitment, retention, and overall workplace productivity. Another one. Many job seekers are resisting the growing adoption of AI interviews by withdrawing applications or blacklisting companies. Candidates cite impersonal interactions, technical glitches, and concerns regarding bias or discrimination, whereas employers and recruiters utilize these tools primarily to accelerate hiring processes.

1:06Another one. A U.S. judge allowed Meta to proceed with workforce reductions after rejecting an emergency request by 26 current and former employees to block the cuts. The workers allege AI's assisted performance metrics discriminated against those on protected leave. Meta denies using AI off for layoff decisions. Another one. A growing proportion of Gen Z workers plan to switch jobs, primarily seeking higher pay, better perks, flexible arrangements, and clear advancement. Rising workplace burnout linked to AI adoption and concerns over keeping technical skills current also drive this desire for career movement.

1:50Another one. New York-based Recruitics appointed three new executives following a brand refresh. Alana Henderson as CFO, Jennifer Clifford as Senior VP of Marketing, and Pratima Dunraj as Senior VP of People. Their backgrounds include financial and leadership roles at NBCUniversal, precisely, and News Corp, respectively. Another one. Vancouver, Washington-based ZoomInfo has launched Talent Autopilot, a recruiting tool that uses B2B intelligence and autonomous reasoning to identify candidates based on skills, experience, and career paths rather than just titles or keywords. It assists talent acquisition teams from candidate discovery to initial engagement.

2:37Another one. Phoenix Education Partners has agreed to acquire California-based AI-powered workforce platform Fuel50. Expected to close within 30 days pending approval, the deal expands Phoenix's workforce development capabilities. Fuel50 will operate independently under its brand with co-founder Joe Mills becoming CEO. Financial terms were undisclosed. Another one. LinkedIn replaced its AI-powered post-enhancement tool for premium members with Post Proofreader. Following community backlash against AI slop and over a million AI content flags, the new feature offers inline language and presentation edits while keeping original user ideas intact.

3:20Another one. LinkedIn is testing a network feed option, providing an alternative stream focused exclusively on updates from direct connections and explicitly followed accounts. The feature aims to foster genuine personal interactions and mitigate issues like AI-generated clutter. Be sure to tune in to the weekly show for this and more news and commentary from the world of recruiting. Cheeseman, out.

3:50Adios, turd nuggets.