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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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jakewhite2mo ago
Yeah, that buyout was looking pretty good... sounds like they're just keeping you around to train your replacement.
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cole5492mo 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_thomas2mo ago
Wait, they're making you train your own replacement?
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nelson.vera15d ago
Feel for you on this one, it's a rough spot to be in. That phrase "train your replacement" is just brutal, because it's so blatant about what's happening. You're basically being asked to hand over your own keys to the kingdom before they show you the door. It's that mix of feeling used and also kind of powerless, you know? Hope you're looking at that buyout seriously, maybe it's the push to find something better on your own terms instead of waiting for the axe to fall.
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