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June 24, 2026

17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human office

Sifted polls CEOs, investors, researchers, consultants, HR pros and operators for ways to stay ahead of tech that’s always improving

Éanna Kelly

7 min read

Finding a job in tech has rarely been this hard. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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