r/FutureOfWork

We were a small team and there were frustrations that our non technical md had about the system. We were already under a lot of pressure to build things fast, but I guess we were not fast enough…
There is more to the story here but irrelevant now.
I would be curious what is your thoughts on this.
The system was large and had real complexities around it, I was one of the developers on the team. AI is good but I am not convinced that it can replace a full team yet. As a developer I used Claude but I have seen the ‘mistakes’ or limitations that it had (and yeah you might say that these were skill issues on my prompting side, however I would like to believe I have quite good logical reasoning and I can explain stuff)

Anyone non technical built production grade large systems with ai alone? Is my md cooked and the whole thing will come down crumbling?

So, I am currently in grade 12 and I have physics, biology and chemistry as main subject. I am hearing it a lot that nowdays, people don't just look at your degree but also look for skills. So I am alot confused about this skills thing.

So, How can I have a skill? Do I need an evidence(i.e. certificate etc) for future job? Do I have to acquire skill from an official institute etc, or I can have it from anywhere? Is this possible for me to have skills without paying fees as I am a minor in India, and it's unusual for minors to work in India, we can't even work in cafes, restaurant, malls etc as they mostly need either a degree acquired adult person, or if it is a regular, not much big shop, cafe, restaurant etc, the owner already have their relatives working in them. So, I can't earn right now, and I don't want to spend my parent's money more.

And also, what skill should I have? Something related to my field for future job.

Just came this idea to my mind today.
Development costs quite a lot in western countries, especially seniors.

Is this use-case one of the best? or is it also because tech people usually adopt new technologies faster?

I just see Claude success and seems to mostly be used for coding.

I need to leave my job. But I don’t know if I’ll ever find another job. I don’t know if the market will actually ever recover OR if the market is even realistically worth navigating any longer.

But I am at the end of my rope here. I’m stuck in a well drowning with no rope and all I see around me is doom and gloom about what the job market is and how it’s going to get worse.

My job is two days remote now but back to full time in office with a terrible manager beginning in June. Not a terrible person per se, but a horrendous leader/manager/boss. A never ceasing micromanaging “I hate to wait; everything is urgent!” visionless, treadmill running, rat cage living, hamster wheel berating idiot. She’s the fourth one alive had in 8 years.

I’m a male in a female dominated industry and I’m looked down upon every day for being a man.

I’m at a public university. I’m tired of pushing paper for absolutely no purpose and seeing complete idiots making 5x more than me because they have a Ph.D. but are lazy bums. I’m tired of the politics. I’m tired of being undervalued. I’m tired of being the fixer. I’m tired of being expected to just ‘get it done’ when it’s not even my work anymore because I wasn’t doing it fast enough for idiot manager so I was forced to go down a rung. I’m tired of seeing unqualified people jump me in pay and title. I’m tired of the “we need an outsider” for this role and no rhyme or reason why a BA supersedes three graduate degrees on my applications; why a “fresh perspective” supersedes my 15+ years of experience.

I’m being given a 2% raise for the third year in a row. I have worked in HR and business operations for 12 years here and another 4 in HR in a private company. I’m woefully underpaid to the point that adjusted for inflation I make something around $35,000 in 1999 dollars.

I have applied to over 700 jobs, many I don’t even want, just to get out.

I hate my job because it is never ending. I’m on the verge of some very serious mental health issues as I’ve begun ruminating a lot about how to get out of….it all. I guess I’m not on the verge because for two years now all I think about is quitting.

But I’m also just tired. I’m exhausted with it all. I don’t have the energy to look or play this game any longer. I just….want to quit.

I’m on meds I’ve been in therapy, I have a good life….outside of thinking about quitting my miserable meaningless job. I hate what my job and career are and have become. I’m doing nothing meaningful. Nothing enjoyable. Nothing worth a damn. I’m just a damn sheep.

But:…I don’t see any out here to another career. I don’t see anything better and I see many jobs that are much worse.

I’m not an engineer or a tech bro or a mathematician or an accountant. But m a strategy guy who sees shit and diverts to kiss icebergs, but that means fuck all.

I’m lost, I’m frustrated, I’m worried, I’m angry, I’m over educated, I’m underpaid. I have too much experience at the university; not enough experience for private business. My expectations are too much to demand work life balance but I don’t achieve it now because I’m miserable all the time.

But is this an inevitable end to this? Is it over?

I mean, I need some advice here. I’ve prayed, I’ve complained, I’ve asked for guidance. I’ve asked for raises. I’ve sought new work. I’ve walked around asking for signs. I’ve dreamed about just leaving. I’ve thought about how peacefully the end will be.

But I’m done. I’m just….done.

What do the hell do I do?