[pkdpic]

Yeah in a perfect world I absolutely agree. But the reality I'm observing is that everything continues to always be behind schedule (not a new phenomena) and if anything expectations from project leads / management are just getting less realistic leaving Jr devs in even more of a position of "no time to be curious or learn deeply just get it done" and teamleads reviewing PRs in a maybe even worse position of "no time to get into a deep review / mentorship session just figure out if it breaks anything or not". And ultimately clients are still just living in fantasy land in terms of expectations both in terms of build out time for basic features / patches and also how much AI razzle-dazzle they expect for new project proposals.

Nothing can move fast enough to keep up with these hype-fueled TED talk expectations all the way up the chain.

I don't know if there's any solution and I'm sure it's not like this everywhere but I'm also sure I'm not alone. At this point I'm just trying to keep my feet wet on "AI" related projects until the hype dust settles so I can reassess what this industry even is anymore. Maybe it's not too late to get a single subject credential and go teach math or finger painting or something.