Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan On-Site Anxiety, AI Spending Surges, Fake Work, Automation Pressures, Office Redesigns, and HR-Tech Convergence
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Nov 25, 2025 On-site workers are facing heightened 'Sunday Scaries,' feeling more anxious than their remote counterparts. Corporate AI spending is booming, significantly impacting the U.S. economy. There's a discussion about 'fake work' that appears productive but lacks value, creating challenges in hybrid environments. Recent layoffs at Amazon are attributed to automation, heralding a new era of robotics. Office designs are evolving to prioritize biophilic elements and flexible collaboration spaces. Finally, Moderna’s merger of tech and HR signals a transformative shift in workforce operations.
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On-Site Workers Suffer Bigger Sunday Scaries
- On-site workers report far higher anticipatory anxiety than remote peers before the workweek starts.
- Jacob Morgan links commute, rigid schedules, and oversight to worsening 'Sunday scaries.'
AI Spending Now Fuels GDP Growth
- U.S. GDP growth is increasingly driven by corporate AI spending across chips, GPUs, and data centers.
- Jacob Morgan warns this creates macro dependency before productivity gains fully materialize.
Three Structural Gaps Around AI Investments
- Heavy AI investments risk a productivity gap, an energy gap, and a workforce skills gap.
- Jacob Morgan highlights electricity needs and rapid skills disruption as serious challenges.
