Layoffs at Block

Re:Layoffs at Block by leoqa on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:19PM (#47175536)

I’m in big tech and use AI extensively, namely to do the same amount of output but in 1-2 hours a day. Been spending a ton of time on my side projects though.

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Re:Layoffs at Block by rlt on Friday February 27, 2026 @01:30AM (#47177254)

Enjoy it while it lasts.

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Re:Layoffs at Block by orphea on Saturday February 28, 2026 @04:14AM (#47192668)

Yep. I don't understand "Look at me! With AI I can do 10x work now". Like congrats, your prize is 10x work and new baseline expectations.

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Re:Layoffs at Block by leoqa on Saturday February 28, 2026 @12:49PM (#47198172)

The higher velocity ends up bottlenecking on actual product decisions, deployments, testing etc. Before AI was generally blocked on the design approval, PR cycles, flaking tests etc. AI just helps me endure the pain of legacy code easier.

In my own personal projects I’m flying with AI. I know what I’m doing, I know how I would implement the code. Now I can just save the labor of typing the boilerplate.

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