Four data-backed business trends shaping May 2026: AI dictation apps reshaping how offices work, emotion AI watching employees without consent, AI moving from a business story to a political and regulatory one, and a quiet but significant shift in how college-educated fathers are dividing their time between home and paid work.

New research shows 14% of employees have job-hunted over bad feedback alone. Here’s what the data reveals about generational gaps and what to do about it.