Don't be a meat proxy

Re:Don't be a meat proxy by icedchai on Monday August 03, 2026 @02:09PM (#49159409)

Same. I'm being forced into a position where I'm supposed to do everything with AI agents, not write any manual code, and only act as a reviewer. It sounds like you know the drill. It may push me into early retirement.

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Re:Don't be a meat proxy by leptons on Monday August 03, 2026 @04:10PM (#49160798)

The last straw (of many last straws) was over the weekend a co-worker sent me a chat "hey can you click approve on this PR real quick?". This only makes me click "Apply" (jobs) instead of "Approve".

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Re:Don't be a meat proxy by icedchai on Monday August 03, 2026 @06:55PM (#49162480)

I've been clicking apply myself, but only have had a few interviews. It's bad out there. I've been working since the late 90's and this is the worst job market I've seen in decades.

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Re:Don't be a meat proxy by leptons on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @04:50PM (#49188832)

It's as bad if not worse than the dot com bubble burst - and the current AI bubble hasn't even burst yet.

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