I Was a Director at Amex When They Started Replacing Us with $30K Workers [video](youtube.com)
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I Was a Director at Amex When They Started Replacing Us with $30K Workers [video]
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I’ll be surprised if I’m still doing this shit in 20 years. Assuming I can handle the job physically and mentally, I expect AI will soon enable third-world talent (Infosys and friends) to be virtually indistinguishable from domestic talent- all for 1/5 the cost or whatever. When it comes to web app development, I write virtually no code. What’s more, my employer wants it that way. True craftsmen used to be involved in home construction, now it’s day laborers who get things “mostly plumb”, “probably waterproofed”, and “good enough to pass the second inspection”. Anyone who says it won’t happen because “code quality will go down” doesn’t get it. Last time offshoring was in vogue, C Suite was put in its place as production became a dumpster fire and the code base became unrecognizable. Now, AI can just about guarantee code quality- what I struggle with most is sometimes it misunderstands what I’m asking it to do, and that’s totally expected because of how vague we can often be with these prompts.
I think the C Suite at large generally recognizes they don’t need junior devs anymore. How long before they realize they don’t need seniors?
I think the C Suite at large generally recognizes they don’t need junior devs anymore. How long before they realize they don’t need seniors?
Hey, when American workers decided to spend the 3 years or so they had leverage over their bosses after the pandemic to insist that, well, actually, there is no advantage in working together and in person, and that there is no advantage to having an American college degree, is it really surprising that their bosses then decided, well, if that’s the case, why are we hiring people at 5x the cost we could get someone in a different country?
AMEX travel used to be a god send. Particularly when you were away from home. Now you're lucky if you can get someone who gives a sht.
This seems to track with what I've been feeling on the consumer side as a 20 year card holder.
This seems to track with what I've been feeling on the consumer side as a 20 year card holder.
Bits and bytes have no borders and the massive pay differentials will equalize over time. Being on the wrong side of that means constant downward pressure.
As someone who is also well paid for staring at computer screens I do worry about this too because there doesn't seem to be an obvious counter. Be good/valuable doesn't work...guess what the competition in 3rd world is trying to be? That's not an edge.