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Re:I'm OK being left behind, thanks by sd9 on Friday March 20, 2026 @10:40AM (#47455254)
Oh, I agree entirely. The new paradigm is entirely unsatisfying to me too. It's not the same work that I trained my entire life to get good at, and the new work is not as fun. I trained to get good at this work because I just loved it since I was first introduced to it at ~10. I would have, and was, doing it for free for years.

Unfortunately that doesn't change my outlook on where all this is headed.

Re:I'm OK being left behind, thanks by coldpie on Friday March 20, 2026 @10:45AM (#47455319)
Perhaps, then, you can actually empathize with people who don't get value from it :) I used to enjoy the work, now I don't, so I'm posting on HN and daydreaming about other careers, instead of doing something useful.
Re:I'm OK being left behind, thanks by sd9 on Friday March 20, 2026 @10:53AM (#47455435)
Yeah, maybe empathise was the wrong word. I certainly empathise with the feelings, I just struggle to see how people cannot use it to get more done.

I'm also daydreaming about other careers instead of doing something useful.

Re:I'm OK being left behind, thanks by coldpie on Friday March 20, 2026 @11:08AM (#47455698)
> I just struggle to see how people cannot use it to get more done.

To be blunt about it, there's a decent chance I'll be quitting this job later this year, largely because of the AI push. I just hate these tools and I do not want to work this way. Losing an employee is a pretty big cost to the company. I guess the AI stuff is probably worth it to them, but there's a downside to it, too.

Re:I'm OK being left behind, thanks by sd9 on Friday March 20, 2026 @11:23AM (#47455931)
Yeah I agree with you, and I think a lot of people feel the same. It's totally different now and it's not what I signed up for. Maybe I'll get used to it, idk.

I hope everything works out well for you.