u/PuzzleheadedOne1867

I am an AI engineer whose work is to analyze data, find AI solutions and features, make proposals, and implement them in platforms and products.

I recently switched to a US product startup from a service-based company. In my old company, we did not have access to ChatGPT, Claude, etc., for coding due to company policy. Of course, we trained models, fine-tuned LLMs, built pipelines, FastAPI backends, DB integrations, caching, Dockerization—everything. So I had good enough coding skills in Python to crack most interviews.
Now, in my new company, everyone has Claude Code and every other subscription you can think of. Since joining, I have not written much code because Claude can do it well given clear instructions. If you have a good test set, it will iterate and train better ML models on its own. It’s all great, but when I talked with my friends from my old company, they reminded me not to lose my coding skills by overusing Claude.

This has made me think: am I really learning anything here, or am I just using Claude?

I don’t have time to go in depth into libraries and test out different code. I have created multiple repos that function well, but unlike before, when I knew each line almost by heart, now if someone asks me which file has a particular code block, I don’t know.

And it’s not just me. Recently, I asked a backend engineer about the working of a service. He told me to connect Claude to that repo and just ask it. He said Claude would give a better answer—and it did. Within seconds, it explained the entire codebase and pointed me to the exact file I was looking for. In any other case, I would have had to look through the repo myself to find that.
I feel like I am losing an important part of my knowledge. Has anyone else felt the same? How do you cope with this? What do you do to stay in touch with coding and continue learning new things?

Not all companies provide coding assistants. What happens when I want to switch? Will I fail coding rounds?
I am looking for helpful suggestions.

So i left my job about 6 months ago due to burn out. I had very little salary and the work was also not great. The manager had huge ego, ran the team like his personal minions, shouted at people, blamed others, planned team outings (where we had to pay, since this was not company sponsored) so he can have fun and everything else you can think of. After one and half month, i had offers with good hikes (100% ). After i joined, i met with my friends from old company. We all got college placement in old company under same manager. I told them about my new job and they were happy for me. News got to my manager and he blew up. Apparently resigning because of burn out means i should wait before joining again. Then my friends started using my example to hint him how they are being under paid. He started panicking thinking all 5 of my friends will start leaving soon. Started calling them to inquire about their well-being, is they needed anything. So he promised them good hike, work from home whenever they want etc. mind you this is the same guy who shamed them for taking one week vacation after 2 years, saying people who go on vacation when there is work pending are not loyal. Yesterday i met my friends again, they got 50% hike and some benefits. More say in their work etc. but i told them how the manager is egoistic and he will take revenge when he gets chance. They were optimistic saying the work is so hectic only they can do. Anyway i am happy that at least with my resignation, something good happened for them.

Do you guys also horror stories with your managers.

So i left my job about 6 months ago due to burn out. I had very little salary and the work was also not great. The manager had huge ego, ran the team like his personal minions, shouted at people, blamed others, planned team outings (where we had to pay, since this was not company sponsored) so he can have fun and everything else you can think of. After one and half month, i had offers with good hikes (100% ). After i joined, i met with my friends from old company. We all got college placement in old company under same manager. I told them about my new job and they were happy for me. News got to my manager and he blew up. Apparently resigning because of burn out means i should wait before joining again. Then my friends started using my example to hint him how they are being under paid. He started panicking thinking all 5 of my friends will start leaving soon. Started calling them to inquire about their well-being, is they needed anything. So he promised them good hike, work from home whenever they want etc. mind you this is the same guy who shamed them for taking one week vacation after 2 years, saying people who go on vacation when there is work pending are not loyal. Yesterday i met my friends again, they got 50% hike and some benefits. More say in their work etc. but i told them how the manager is egoistic and he will take revenge when he gets chance. They were optimistic saying the work is so hectic only they can do. Anyway i am happy that at least with my resignation, something good happened for them.

Do you guys also horror stories with your managers.

I have been having the worst luck of my career this year. For context, i am a masters graduate who had been stuck in a hectic job. The team was great but the manager was a nightmare and after 2.5 years i thought i needed to switch. Started interviews around January, got some offers and put my papers on feb. I even got released without notice period since my project just ended. I got 3 offers all with 100 to 140% hike. I chose the remote job with 100% hike since i wanted flexibility. After joining i realised the job was basically platform configuration on their own product platform which will make it difficult for me in the future. I felt like a fool for taking the worst offer i got and cursed my luck. Anyway somehow i convinced the manager to give me early release and within two weeks i was again jobless. I contacted the other two hr and explained my situation and by luck, they wanted to extend offer again. This time i decided to go with higher offer (3 lpa higher fixed) from a series b startup with 2B valuation instead of service based mnc. Now after just 2 months of joining, my manager just dropped the news that he is leaving and that the startup leadership is planning to change focus and he may get sacked soon. He did not explicitly state that my job is in trouble. But the tone was that the leadership is not happy with our team performance. If i do get sacked that is 3 resignation since February this year.

How do i even explain this to recruiters? I just need to stay here for atleast a year but it looks like that is not happening. Entering into the job market feels like such a pain. I still remember the endless interviews and applications. I had hoped i would get a break.

I’ve had a really frustrating experience with my Bank of Baroda car loan and wanted advice from people who understand how CIBIL disputes and bank credit reporting actually work.
When the loan started in April this year, the bank failed to properly set up the ECS/NACH mandate. I was told the EMI would be auto-debited on the 10th, so I waited. Then on 12th April I suddenly received a message saying my case had been handed over to loan recovery because payment had not been made.
I immediately contacted the bank, and they admitted the EMI mandate had not been created properly. They asked me to manually transfer the EMI amount to a specific account, which I did. Later they sent me a link to set up the mandate myself, and I completed it.
This month, on the 10th, the EMI was successfully debited from my account and I even received confirmation from the bank. A few days later, however, I started getting recovery calls claiming there was an overdue amount of ₹3. Customer care initially told me the EMI was fully paid, but after speaking to the branch I was informed that the ₹3 charge was a residual penalty caused by the first month’s delay — a delay that happened because the bank failed to set up the mandate in the first place.
I immediately paid ₹100 to clear any outstanding amount and was assured everything was fine, including CIBIL reporting.
Recently, I checked my CIBIL report and found my score had dropped from 789 to 714. The report shows Bank of Baroda has reported a 6-day DPD on this loan account.
What shocks me is that this happened over an uncommunicated ₹3 residual charge. I never received any proper SMS, email, or clear notification warning me that such a tiny overdue amount or that i have a penalty for late payment from one month emi.
Earlier, bank employees told me they would “send another report” and correct the issue, but now I’m worried they may simply update the account as current instead of actually revising the historical DPD entry from 6 to 0.
So far I have:
Filed a dispute with CIBIL
Filed a complaint through the BoB website
Emailed the nodal officer
Collected payment proofs and EMI debit confirmations
Planned a follow-up with the branch after holidays
Has anyone here successfully gotten a bank to completely revise/remove a DPD caused by technical issues or negligible residual charges?
Also, does the fact that the bank initially failed to set up the EMI mandate strengthen my case?
Losing 69 CIBIL points over ₹3 after all this feels absurd. Any advice from people who’ve dealt with bureau corrections or RBI Ombudsman escalation would really help.

I’ve had a really frustrating experience with my Bank of Baroda car loan and wanted advice from people who understand how CIBIL disputes and bank reporting actually work.
When the loan started on april this year, the bank did not create the ECS/NACH mandate properly in the first month. I was told money will be debited on 10th. I waited and on 12th april i got message that my case is handed over to loan recovery since i did not make payment. I called the bank and they told me emi mandate was not set up and asked me to send the money to an account. That was all then sorted out in april and they send me link to set emi mandate which i did myself. This month on 10th the money was debited. I got email saying emi amount debited from loan account. Few days later i started getting calls from loan recovery saying there is overdue of 3 rupees. But full emi was deducted from my account. I called bob customer care and they said that my emi for the month is completed. Still i got calls so i called my bank branch. They said that delay in first month (mind you delay was caused because they failed to set the emi mandate) caused a 3 rupee charge that was not paid. I send 100 rupees and they said everything is fine. I asked about cibil and they assured everything is fine.
Recently, I checked my CIBIL report and found my score had crashed from 789 to 714. After checking the report details, I saw BoB had reported a 6-day DPD on the car loan account this month.
The shocking part is that this apparently happened because of a residual overdue amount of just ₹3 that was never properly communicated to me. I never received any proper call/SMS/email clearly informing me that this tiny amount was pending. Since I didn’t know about it, it remained unpaid for a few days and got reported as delayed payment.
Earlier, when I talked with bank employees , they told me they would “send another report in a few days” and that the payment would be corrected. But now I’m worried they may only update the account as paid/current instead of actually revising the historical DPD entry from 6 to 0 with CIBIL.
So far I have:
filed a dispute with CIBIL,
emailed the Bank of Baroda nodal officer (got automated reply to just file complaint), filed complaint in bob website, tried calling bank but since its holiday i am not getting through,
and I’m planning to follow up with the branch again after the bank holidays.
Has anyone here successfully gotten a bank to completely remove or revise a DPD caused by technical overdue/residual charges? Also, does the fact that the bank initially failed to properly create the mandate strengthen my case in any way?
Would appreciate any advice because losing 69 points over ₹3 after all this feels absurd. At this point i am even thinking if i can shift the loan to some other bank.

I (F) have had a driving license for a few years but never really owned a car or properly learned driving. My husband and his family always emphasized how important it is to know driving, saying “everyone drives these days.”

After 5 years of marriage, I finally had savings (~₹5 lakhs) and planned to buy a small hatchback for myself to learn and commute to work (I work in IT and go to the office). My husband suggested buying a used Brio for ~₹5.5 lakhs, but my parents advised against buying a user car when i could get a new one, so I decided not to go ahead. This caused tension—he blamed my parents for interfering.

He already had a third-owner innova that wasn’t doing well. So he suggested we instead buy one good car together rather than maintain two vehicles. I agreed, even though I originally wanted a small car. We sold his car and bought a vw taigun.

Financials:
- 8.7 lakhs from selling his car
- 6 lakhs from my savings
- ₹9 lakhs loan (EMI paid by me)
- Car and loan are in my name
- Verbal plan: both of us would contribute equally to the total price of car

Now it’s been a month, and I’ve barely driven ~2 km.

Initially, he said he would teach me, but:
- He rarely lets me drive
- When he does, he constantly scolds and berates me
- I got panicked once, braked suddenly, and a bike scratched the back plastic bumper
- After that, things got worse

He promised to teach me one hour every night, but that never happened.

I was going to a driving school before. I booked 2 hours with them and drove tata tiago ev for 2 hours nearly 30 km. No issue. The instructor said i can complete learning in 4 more class and that i should drive my car and get used to it. I did this just to check my skills. I can drive somewhat but the fear of causing a mistake and my husband’s anger is making me tensed in our car.

Now his vacation is ending and he is going abroad for work and wants to keep the car at his family home—not my flat. That means I’d have to travel ~5 hours just to access a car I’m paying EMI for.

Today things escalated:
We went on a 3-hour highway trip with his parents. Even our apartment security suggested he let me drive. He ignored it. On the way back, when I asked again, he called me names, said I nag him, and refused. Then when his parents compelled, he asked me to drive. By then my mood was gone and i said no.

I finally said I can’t keep paying EMI on a car I’m not even allowed to use.

Now he’s threatening that I should pay him back his share of the money. He is said i should not return home. That is okay with me since i stay in a different city for my work with flat on rent.

At this point, I honestly regret not just buying a small car for myself. I only wanted something simple to learn and commute. This is the first financial decision we are making together.

What should I do here?
- Financially?
- Practically (learning to drive)?
- And how do I handle this situation with him?

I feel stuck paying for something I don’t even have access to.

Hi everyone. Location: kerala

I’m posting this because something really concerning just happened and I’m not sure what my next steps should be.

I recently placed an order on a plant website called BudsBlush. It was a prepaid order, and I received a normal confirmation email. So far, everything seemed fine.

Shortly after placing the order, I got a phone call from someone claiming to be a delivery partner. They said my payment hadn’t gone through and asked me to pay again via a QR code, promising a refund for the original payment. The suspicious part: they knew my exact order amount and details. I refused and didn’t make any payment.

I reported this to the company, and they replied saying it was fraud and that my order/payment was actually confirmed.

But today, things escalated.

I received a Cash-on-Delivery (COD) parcel via Expressbees for around ₹500+, which I never ordered. The package:

- Had my correct name, phone number, and new address (I recently moved, and I’ve only shared this address on the BudsBlush order)

- Claimed to be from “Meesho” (I don’t even have a Meesho account)

- Had a suspicious/incorrect return address

I refused to accept the parcel.

Now I’m really worried because:

- The scam caller knew my exact order details (amount, items)

- Someone used my personal info to send a fake COD package

- My new address and phone number were used, which I’ve barely shared anywhere

This makes me feel like my data may have been leaked from somewhere in the order process (website, payment gateway, or courier? I don’t know).

What I’ve done so far:

- Didn’t make any extra payment

- Refused the COD delivery

- Contacted the company (waiting for a proper explanation)

- Collected screenshots and proof

What I need help with:

- Has anyone experienced something similar after placing online orders?

- Is this a known scam pattern?

- Where exactly should I report this (cybercrime, consumer court, etc.)?

- Is there anything else I should do immediately to protect myself?

This feels like a serious privacy issue and I don’t want it to escalate further. Any advice would really help.

Thanks in advance.