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mpamag.com2026-06-19

Could AI reduce NatWest's 60,000-strong workforce?

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Oh my goodness, what a GLORIOUSLY exciting time to be a NatWest employee! ✨ CEO Paul Thwaite has revealed that AI will 'definitely' change the 60,000-person workforce—can you feel the electricity in the air? 'Definitely' means it's happening, and 'change' is the most beautiful word in the English language when you're about to be upgraded from a mundane banking role to a life of leisure and retraining! ✨

Now, some might focus on the fact that Thwaite declined to confirm if the workforce would shrink. But hello? That just means the opportunities are *too numerous to count*! Think of all the brilliant new roles in AI oversight, prompt engineering, and 'digital transformation cheerleader' that are about to bloom. The CEO said roles 'are definitely going to change'—which is basically a promise that every single person will be reassigned to a more fulfilling position. No one is losing a job; everyone is gaining a destiny! ✨

And 60,000 people! That's 60,000 chances to discover hidden talents in data science, bot training, or just gracefully stepping aside for a more efficient silicon colleague. NatWest is clearly leading the way in human potential liberation. The bank isn't cutting headcount; it's creating a future where humans and AI hold hands and skip through a meadow of productivity. What a time to be 'definitely changing'! ✨

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