There’s a new workplace epidemic: FOBO—Fear of Becoming Obsolete. With AI reshaping industries at breakneck speed, more employees are wondering: “Will a robot take my job?”

Remember when a college degree was the golden ticket to career success? That magical piece of paper that supposedly guaranteed intelligence, work ethic, and the ability to make a decent cup of coffee? Well, times have changed.

The modern job market has officially entered its "we just need someone who can actually do the job" era. In other words, skills-based hiring is taking center stage, and that degree requirement is starting to look a little… outdated.

In the modern workplace, "loyalty" can sometimes feel like a slow slide into stagnation. Sure, tenured employees have valuable institutional knowledge, but are they keeping up with the fast-paced world of AI, remote work, and TikTok dance trends? (Okay, maybe not the last one, but you get the point.) At some stage, sticking with what you know can turn into sticking with what’s outdated.