Got my performance review today.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

Got my performance review today.
Positive feedback: literally every member of my team says I'm the best manager they have ever had. I solved multiple long-standing problems the team has been dealing with for years. Team members feel safe to share their struggles, everyone feels empowered, everyone receives valuable feedback.
Negative feedback: I am not enthusiastic enough about AI.
Overall ranking: 3/5.

Anyone hiring for a fully remote team lead?

#GenAI #LLM #GetFediHired #FediHire

[mongoosestudios@hachyderm.io]

@fn0rd Only goodthink allowed here citizen!

[the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk]

@fn0rd

How revealing about the world we live in, how very sad, and how tough for you personally. It happens everywhere, in higher education too. It's madnesd, but knowing that it's madness doesn't make it any less real. We all need to navigate the unavoidable compromises, as well as we can, as honestly as we can. And take pride in those aspects of our jobs where we are still allowed to practice the real thing. All those positive things your colleagues said: they are real, and they mean something, to you and to your team.

#StopTheAICorruption

[paul@notnull.space]

@fn0rd
Solution:
"Why are you not enthusiastic about AI?"
"I've seen the looks on the owner's faces when the bill comes in"

[jorendorff@federate.social]

@fn0rd Yow. No leads here, but let me know where you end up

[nead@social.vivaldi.net]

@fn0rd Yikes. That was a sugar coated turd of a review. 3/5??

[chaharper@mastodon.scot]

@fn0rd Not being keen on the limitations and possible negative effects of AI is Good thing. Keep on.

[mason@partychickens.net]

@fn0rd This is happening a lot. What you do for reports and customers is no longer relevant. Your faith in the new religion is now the critical metric.

[darwinwoodka@mastodon.social]

@fn0rd

I don't think that's a negative

[jferg@flyovercountry.social]

@fn0rd
So much rage on your behalf.

[brainwise@mas.to]

@fn0rd But ... that's not a negative!

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@the_roamer Thank you for the kind words. And indeed, one should focus on the positives. But it's difficult to not get frustrated as the very definition of what it means to be a good leader changes from under me, and for the worst.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@paul The thing is Silicon Valley folks, and those who try to emulate them, are nothing if not trend chasers, and... https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-500k-engineers-250k-ai-tokens-nvidia-compute-2026-3?op=1

(you and I know *why* he's saying this, our bosses sadly only try to cargo-cult his behavior).

In other words, to talk about cost marks one as an unbeliever. And you know what cults do to unbelievers.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@Nead . It's not about excelling, it's about excelling at what's *important*.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@mason Sure feels like it. I wonder if there's any company anywhere that's not drinking this cool-aid.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@darwinwoodka You and me both. But the people paying my salary beg to differ and, well, they're the ones paying my salary.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@brainwise It is for the people signing the paychecks, unfortunately.

[the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk]

@fn0rd

Absolutely. In my own context too, your characterisation fits 100%: "the very definition of what it means to be a [good university teacher] changes from under me, and for the worse."

[brainwise@mas.to]

@fn0rd Ugh.

[demoographics@wikis.world]

@fn0rd we've an Engineering Manager role open (amongst others): https://wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/#section-8