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by marc_abonce 296 days ago
The most important advice for people in this situation, from the article:

> I’d say my overarching advice, based on how difficult tech recruitment is right now, is to sadly play along. But — and I cannot stress this enough — make sure you document everything.

> What I mean by that is every single time AI tools cause problems, slow-downs and other disappointing outcomes, document that outcome and who was responsible for that decision. Make sure you document your opposition and professional advice too.

Personally, I would just add a warning to be careful to blame the tool, not the person. Otherwise, you will be seen as the "bad" person in the story even if your report is technically correct.
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mystifyingpoi 296 days ago
It's easy to blame person in a roundabout way. I have to do this all the time. Instead of saying "The suggestion from Bob was wrong and now we are in trouble" go with "We complied with the suggestion from email thread at this date and time and now it seems are in trouble". Whoever doesn't care, Bob is covered. Whoever does care, will find the info they need, but that's on them now.
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mkagenius 296 days ago
The question shouldn't be whether we should use it or not but that how can we use it so that we are more productive than before.

In future, there will be some sort of "method" or should I say "art" in how we use the ai tools.

It's very easy (and frustrating) to just say "try again, <error log>" without knowing fully what's going on. The transformation from a coder to a code manager would need some sort of learning to be good at it.

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meristohm 296 days ago
Whatever I do for money isn't a huge part of my identity, so telling a boss (if/when I find myself in that situation) to stuff it with the AI nonsense isn't going to be difficult. Decoupling one's self-worth from the job makes it much easier to roll with being fired.

"Playing along" is a great way to be part of someone else's potentially-harmful project. Consider your values, and don't cross those lines. If the boss is upset about it, they have options. I don't do their work for them.

Collective action with your fellow workers against enshittification is a humanist way forward.

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