The rise of AI in the workplace is not only changing how we work, but what we do. Many workers are struggling to keep up and are unsure about how to integrate AI into their worklives.
Key findings: When asked, “Do you feel pressure to learn new skills because of AI?” *71% of the Glassdoor Community users we polled answered “yes.”
- In a separate poll on AI and jobs, **56% of professionals said that AI adoption at work has made them question their long-term job security.
- What’s more, 3 in 5 mentions of “AI” in Glassdoor reviews are negative, with employees expressing concerns about AI taking over creative roles, technical instability, and the threat of job loss.
Why it matters: With the majority of professionals feeling the pressure to learn new skills — and questioning their job security — adaptation is no longer optional.
Adam Grant, Glassdoor’s Chief Worklife Expert, recommends harnessing any anxiety one might have around AI as motivation. “If you’re feeling like your job security is in jeopardy,” he says, “That’s fuel for expanding your skill set.”
His suggestion? Approach AI as a set of solutions in search of relevant problems.
How to get started: If you’re just dipping your toe into the pool of AI tools and are overwhelmed by the possibilities, there are easy ways to incorporate AI into your workflow.
A few tips from Grant:
- Outsource small tasks. Start by delegating tasks that do not require human oversight, like coordinating calendars and condensing long emails.
- Idea generation. Use AI in brainstorms to come up with an abundance of ideas quickly.
- Solicit feedback. Ask AI to critique your work, and use it to make your presentations, pitches, and performances better.
Or, take a leaf out of entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki’s book, and lean on AI as a research assistant.
The upside: Many professionals have already embraced AI as a new part of their worklives. When we asked the Glassdoor community about their emotional response to AI tools, the majority felt positive about them, with 48% answering “Excited! Already using it.”
Some of them are using AI for their work and their personal career trajectory:
“AI has helped me as far as mapping and organizing goals in my career, as well as planning things with my team and helping them grow. I can input what I want to do and it will spit it back out to me in a very organized manner of what I need to accomplish and/or learn.
- Logistics Operations Supervisor 1
Also, meetings, I say this tech helps me organize and really get my message across. AI is a great assistant in my opinion.”
Looking ahead: While the future is impossible to predict, one thing’s for certain: AI cannot replace our humanity.
“My current hunch is that as AI accelerates, there will be a growing premium on human experience,” Grant says. “The future of work will increasingly prize live interactions.”
His advice for future-proofing your career:
- Use AI regularly — experiment with different tools to see how they can augment your work.
- Invest in the human skills that AI isn’t designed to replace, like communication and collaboration.
- Double down on synthesis: recognizing patterns and connecting the dots.
One more thing: Want to talk to other humans about the implications of all of this? Join other professionals discussing the future of work and AI in our Worklife bowl.
Methodology: *The poll ran from June 16th, 2025 through June 18th and was answered by over 1,100 U.S. professionals. Respondents could answer with either “Yes” or “No” to the question, “Do you feel pressure to learn new skills because of AI??” For subgroup breakouts including gender identity and industry, all categories received at least 100 responses from U.S. professionals on the platform.
**The poll ran from June 18, 2025 through June 20, 2025 and was answered by over 1,000 U.S. professionals. Respondents could answer with either “Yes” or “No” to the question, “Has AI adoption at work made you question your long-term job security?” For subgroup breakouts including gender identity and industry, all categories received at least 100 responses from U.S. professionals on the platform.