Sebastian Siemiatkowski

In October 2025, criticized fellow tech CEOs for downplaying AI's impact on jobs: "I feel a lot of my tech bros are being slightly not to the point on this topic." After Klarna cut workforce from ~5,000 to ~3,000 partly by replacing 700 customer service roles with AI, warned "there is a massive shift coming to knowledge work" across society. Noted short-term displacement challenges: "that doesn't help the Brussels translator. He's not going to become a YouTube influencer tomorrow." Urged politicians to "seriously explore" labor market policies.

When Trump proposed capping credit card interest at 10%, Siemiatkowski publicly agreed: "Trump is right on this" and noted "Interest rate caps work well in many countries." Also stated: "I love capitalism — as long as democracy puts some limits to its most shameless actions." Criticized both left-wing calls to "stop progress" on AI and right-wing dismissals that "new jobs" will naturally appear. Represents business leader advocating regulated markets rather than laissez-faire approach.

After May 2022 layoffs cutting 10% of workforce (~700 employees), posted laid-off workers' names on LinkedIn with a Google spreadsheet to connect them with recruiters. Reactions ranged from "tone deaf" outrage to praise for helping job searches. Sweden's largest finance union Finansforbundet requested discussions, saying they were not consulted and "expected information at an early stage and not to have to read about the process in the media." Unorthodox transparency approach divided observers.