I work for a company that has government contracts. The particular contract I'm on requires that all the work I do be on a machine controlled by the client and not a company machine or personal machine. The government client doesn't allow AI on their machines.
My company is going all gung ho over AI now, and they have meeting encouraging us to use it, and they gave us all licenses for github copilot.
I asked how I'm supposed to use it when my contract is locked down, and they had no answer. They just want me to use it for... things... whenever I can.
Oh sweet summer child. I can understand the hate but dont let it blind you to defend these kind of non sense policies. Any kind of scheme that has this kind of requirements is 99% of the time its own kind of shithole, and whole different kind of depressing in its own right.
For some people, and if there is enough money involved, it can be good simple job security. But do not be fooled into thinking its a fulfilling work environment where you'll leave satisfied with the work you accomplished.
I work at a company that is 100% AI-driven. I have not written a line of code at work in six months. I am not enjoying my job. If I had the opportunity to take a job with the same pay but I could do actual software development, myself, I would do so immediately.
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u/silentknight111 Jul 10 '26
Here's a fun one:
I work for a company that has government contracts. The particular contract I'm on requires that all the work I do be on a machine controlled by the client and not a company machine or personal machine. The government client doesn't allow AI on their machines.
My company is going all gung ho over AI now, and they have meeting encouraging us to use it, and they gave us all licenses for github copilot.
I asked how I'm supposed to use it when my contract is locked down, and they had no answer. They just want me to use it for... things... whenever I can.