Working from home showed me how easily my tasks could be done by AI

I've been remote for a year now, and during a video call, my manager brought up AI for checking our work. It got me thinking about all the repetitive stuff I do daily. If a bot can do it, why would they keep me? I'm now looking into courses for skills that machines can't copy yet. Kinda stressful, but hey, that's life now lmao.

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leo_clark1mo ago

What areas are you focusing on for those new skills? In my last job, the AI could spot errors in reports but had no clue how to calm down an angry client on the phone. I started getting good at handling those weird, one-off problems that break the automated system. Maybe look at training for things like mediating disputes or fixing broken workflows, since machines still need people to clean up their messes. It feels overwhelming now, but being the person who can step in when tech fails is a solid move.

aaron_perry19d ago

Exactly, we're the cleanup crew now.

wyatt1351mo ago

Oh perfect, my manager gets a bonus for replacing me with a line of code. Love that for us. The fun part is they'll spend six figures on some "AI solution" that just makes more problems, and then need three people to babysit it.

jana_sanchez961mo ago

How bad is that pit in your stomach when they bring it up? Felt that hard last month. Our reporting bot crashed right before a big deadline, and guess who stayed up explaining the mess to clients in plain words? Machines can't do that panic mode people stuff. Focusing on the human chaos moments is smart, even if it's exhausting to learn on top of everything else.