The AI bubble is temporary, but the knowledge that your boss does not value your work is forever.

[crystal_fish_caves@mstdn.party]

@ralfmaximus

I love you like a son.
or daughter whatever just glad you are here.

[dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social]

@ralfmaximus @complexmath "Sure, I can come back... [calculates former salary + cost of benefits, et al = PayRate] ... as a consultant. My hourly rate is [10*PayRate], first month's fee paid in advance."

[weirdfoodie@thecanadian.social]

@ralfmaximus @complexmath 2026 Employee: FU!!!

[jimfl@hachyderm.io]

@complexmath Which means that après l'effondrement, recruiters and employers will be blowing a lot of sunshine up people’s asses about how they value employees

[ralfmaximus@mastodon.social]

@Crystal_Fish_Caves

Thanks, dad! Or mom.

[paleblueyedot@tech.lgbt]

@401matthall @complexmath but now, at least in their minds, not as necessary

[ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu]

@cyndakuiru @complexmath

Also, I don‘t think he understands how much work it was to write those mails for him.

This is the common theme for all the sloppushers. They don't appreciate the actual craft, never did, and wouldn't know the difference between it done properly and it done poorly. So for them, there really is no difference, as long as the money keeps rolling in, and regulations don't force them to have standards.

[isaackuo@spacey.space]

@complexmath Of course, it also works the other way, for the businesses that demonstrate they value the worker's work.

[401matthall@mastodon.xyz]

@paleblueyedot

If it didn't mean my potential unemployment... I'd kinda like to watch the chaos that ensues.

LLM-driven development is seductive for a reason. It _feels_ like it's working initially. Just like any sloppy code implementation done in a hurry.

It _feels_ productive to close tickets.

This has _always_ been a failure of measurement on the part of 'management/leadership.' They've never chosen meaningful metrics. They've chosen _easy_ metrics.

@complexmath

[401matthall@mastodon.xyz]

@paleblueyedot

The failure to genuinely understand the problem and the goal is a long-term failure. Since most measurements are taken on a quarterly basis the negatives don't show up until failure is systemic and overwhelming.

This is the _perfect_ mind space for LLM driven development, if you're selling it.

<shrug>

If metrics and targets don't change we'll not be encouraged to build good systems. We'll build them _in spite_ of not because of leadership.

@complexmath

[wizardofdocs@wandering.shop]

@bkuhn @complexmath @Ashedryden yes, it's forever in both directions

[lumi@snug.moe]

@complexmath time to join a union

[ralfmaximus@mastodon.social]

@dancingtreefrog @complexmath

An ex actually did something like this!

They terminated her IT contract prior to a huge holiday event, then realized they had nobody to run cables or set up the AV equipment. Reached out to her with a heyyyyy, would you...?

She responded with an eye-watering consultant fee. Non-negotiable. Figured they would Fuck Off.

THEY PAID IT

So my ex made like $11,000 for a weekend's work because these asshats fired her.

[clayote@peoplemaking.games]

@bkuhn It seems like there were a lot of computer programmers who didn't get the memo til now, hence, "the knowledge" in the original post

[crystal_fish_caves@mstdn.party]

@ralfmaximus

[dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social]

@ralfmaximus @complexmath Good for your ex!

[dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social]

@ralfmaximus @complexmath The question now is...did they learn from the experience?

[rogerbw@discordian.social]

@ralfmaximus @complexmath 2026 boss: you want money don't you, let's get the intern to do it.
2027 boss: see 2025
2028 boss: gee guess I've retired just before the company went under.

[lioh@social.anoxinon.de]

@complexmath the amount of shitposts is endless.

[lperry2@mastodon.social]

@dancingtreefrog @ralfmaximus @complexmath Or did they try to get your ex to teach an intern how to set up everything?