The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

Re:The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning... by mycentstoo on Friday March 13, 2026 @04:53PM (#47369725)

I'm genuinely curious what a good survival strategy is for people at different levels within tech - junior, mid-level, senior, staff, etc.

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Re:The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning... by reducesuffering on Friday March 13, 2026 @05:11PM (#47369983)

Cut your expenses, save as much money as you can, but mostly just enjoy the present before it all spirals out of control

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Re:The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning... by hshsiejensjsj on Friday March 13, 2026 @09:18PM (#47372283)

I have 10+ YOE, staff at FAANG, work on AI infra.

My strategy is:

- study/learn and try to be as close as possible to the valuable skills required to keep AI systems improving and working, even more than I am now. Should buy slightly more time than the average dev.

- own a house

- save as much money as possible

- make time to learn a employable physical skill which is AI proof. Won’t share mine but you can figure it out there aren’t that many options that will be left

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