[jariel]

This is a negative approach - and the opposite of what you would want on your team.

The narrow view that some 'productivity gain' will result in 'less work' is almost entirely not true, unless you're doing commodity work, like answering calls etc..

An Engineer who can do the work 10% faster because of better tooling, isn't putting himself or peers in jeopardy, rather, moving up the stack a nudge to work on slightly more important problems.

Any company that counts technology as a pillar of competitive advantage needs to adapt responsibly and make process improvements especially as they become normative.

People that work against this are literally a drag on the company, like the kind of unions that forbid other groups from 'moving the hammer because it's not in their job spec'.

Consider that helping the company be more productive is part of your job, and that you're not going to lose work as a result of it, probably the opposite :).