[sinenomine]

If you are 40 and haven't transitioned from a linear employee to manager or a small shareholder, your trajectory is that of jaded sadness. I write this to those who are still young enough to read and listen.

[coldpie]

Almost all of the couple-hundred employees laid off at my company in the past year have been managers.

For me, I paid off all my debts, and I'm reducing my spending to build up a big stockpile to weather a rough period or large salary decrease. TBH I'd rather find other kinds of work than lean into AI tooling. It's so boring & demoralizing.

[jeswin]

This is the wrong advice in my view. Senior engineers are the ones more empowered by AI than anyone else, provided they update their skills.

[RevEng]

What a world we will live in when everyone with skill and experience has moved in to management. Then who will be doing all the work?

[mistrial9]

this happened with all manner of engineering in America. Industry is power-driven, and only-workers do not protect a place to stand. At the same time, massive fortunes were made, and many, many companies died. Its not a static environment.