Walmart Says AI Is Coming For Your Job
“It’s very clear that AI is going to change literally every job. Maybe there’s a job in the world that AI won’t change, but I haven’t thought of it.”nd out
Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon recently said:
“It’s very clear that AI is going to change literally every job. Maybe there’s a job in the world that AI won’t change, but I haven’t thought of it.”
This is coming from the world’s largest private employer, with over two million people on payroll. So when Walmart is talking about and acting on this, it’s time for the rest of us to pay attention.
They’ve already launched AI “super agents” to handle everything from customer support to scheduling. Managers who once spent hours on admin now do it in a fraction of the time.
With this new reality, most are left wondering: “If AI is handling the busy work, what’s left for me?”
The answer is actually an opportunity.
The old manager was an information hub: tracking tasks, creating reports, supervising work.
The new manager is a strategist and coach: leading people, decoding data, solving problems, and creating culture.
If you’re want to stay relevant and valuable, here are five tips that can help.:
Stop resisting it. AI isn’t going away. Learn what it does best and use it to make your work more meaningful.
Master it. Prompting is the new delegation. Learn how to talk to AI clearly so you get better results.
Coach people. Use your freed-up time to lead with empathy, trust, and emotional intelligence.
Decode the data. AI gives you reports; you give them meaning. Turn insights into action.
Train your team. Don’t hoard the knowledge. Help others use AI so everyone wins.
McMillon wasn’t sounding an alarm, he was giving a roadmap. Technology will keep changing how we work, but leadership will always be human.
The question is, are you adapting or waiting to be replaced?