We got an internal AI tool that does the part of my job I was known for. Everyone says it's great. I feel weirdly hollow.
Ok this might be dumb and I've rewritten it a few times so bear with me.
My company rolled out this internal AI thing a couple weeks ago and it basically does the part of my job I was the go-to person for. The messy, fiddly stuff people used to slack me about, it just does it now, in seconds, and honestly it does it well. everyone's thrilled. My manager called it a huge unlock. And it is!
But I've had this low-grade dread ever since and I can't shake it. Because that thing? That was kind of my thing. That was the reason people knew who I was on the team. and now it's a feature.
I keep trying to work out what's actually left that's mine… the part of what I do that isn't the tool. and I genuinely can't put it into words, which is scaring me more than the tool did. Six years in and when I try to name the thing that's still me I just get static.
I mentioned it to my partner and he said, isn't that a good thing though, less work for you? and I couldn't explain why it wasn't. That's the loop I'm stuck in.
Anyway. I don't even know what I'm asking. For the women who've been through one of these shifts like offshoring, no-code, whatever your version was, how did you figure out what part of you was the irreplaceable bit?
Or does everyone just quietly feel replaceable and not say it. idk.