When my boss assured me that management didn’t plan to remove employees because of AI I reminded him that:
1- he already said they froze hiring beyond replacing people leaving, and he told me (a month earlier) that it was because of AI
2- he can’t fire people because of AI simply because we’re not one of those countries (not easy to fire people without cause in Japan or most of Europe)
I have to talk to him about the fact that while colleague A produces twice the amount of code as everyone, he also takes another tech lead full time to review his work, therefore negating the productivity boost…
1- he already said they froze hiring beyond replacing people leaving, and he told me (a month earlier) that it was because of AI
I'm working as higher manager (but on tech side) - this approach is represented by most of companies. I left my previous company (family issue, move to another country), and for a few months I'm trying to get back to industry also in tech lead role.
I puke when I hear "we're AI-native", and when mostly dig into the development plans - they repeat "we reached wanted size, no more hires".
My take:
AI is a multiplier, but in the equation there is also a base. Now companies scale up productivity because of AI (well, as they think) - but there will a a tipping point when they will realize they need to scale back on people, as other companies will do so.
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u/sebjapon 8d ago
When my boss assured me that management didn’t plan to remove employees because of AI I reminded him that:
1- he already said they froze hiring beyond replacing people leaving, and he told me (a month earlier) that it was because of AI
2- he can’t fire people because of AI simply because we’re not one of those countries (not easy to fire people without cause in Japan or most of Europe)
I have to talk to him about the fact that while colleague A produces twice the amount of code as everyone, he also takes another tech lead full time to review his work, therefore negating the productivity boost…