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My company offered us a choice: learn the new AI system or take a buyout.
The management at my office in Springfield announced a big change six months ago. They said a new AI system would handle about half of our data entry and basic report writing. They gave us two paths: either get trained on the new system to work with it, or take a voluntary buyout package of $15,000 and leave. I had to choose between trying to adapt to a tool that might make my role smaller, or leaving a job I've had for eight years. I picked the training, thinking it was the safe move. Now, I mostly just check the AI's work and fix its small mistakes, which feels like a step down. It's steady pay, but I worry this is just a slow phase-out. Has anyone else taken the training route and found a way to make their job feel secure again?
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jakewhite7d ago
Yeah, that buyout was looking pretty good... sounds like they're just keeping you around to train your replacement.
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cole5497d ago
That phrase "train your replacement" hits hard. I had a friend in a similar spot years ago, a graphic designer. They brought in a new guy, had my friend show him all the files and processes, and then let her go a week later. The worst part was the new guy felt awful about it, he had no idea. It just makes the whole job feel like a trap.
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the_thomas7d ago
Wait, they're making you train your own replacement?
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