It would be hilarious if they don't know how to fix it because this was built by "running loops calling Claude" and they haven't the faintest idea of the present underlying architecture.
This is nonsense to get you to work more for the same pay.
Its good to do this to get an idea of what it means to work on a higher level but it WILL NOT get you promoted.
Promotion is about leverage. What can you supply that no one else can and thats crucial for your bosses-boss's success?
Stop thinking execution - its exactly the opposite of that.
Can you recruit people from other organizations, can you create a new product, work with every part fo the comapny, evangelize the company externally, attract capital ...
The LLMs help you understand how the pricing works.
Eg: when my shower didn't work I was able to figure out all steps - and also do most of them before getting stuck at one particular point because I couldn't physically pull the unit out of the socket.
I was able to negotiate down $150 for that one.
In another instance with gas pipes I was able to find laborers who were good but just didn't have a branded van yet.
In this case LLMs help me understand that the laborer was damn good at his job and how to cut the cost of the job by breaking into different pieces.
The whole process is very tactical - you will lose quite a few negotiations before figuring it out. Also its not useful to just abstract all the jobs as you've done in your post. You've somehow got to the EMH except for service providers - its just not true.
The way different types of compnaies force you to pay more is very different. Lockpickers are very different from plumbers for example.
Also each service provider have their own way of doing things and breaking points.
Also every geography is different. Service providers seem to charge the most with elderly house owners and peopel with nice houses in nice areas. So you can definitely use LLMs in those situations to find areas to put ads to attract better prices.
the best part of all this is how you can apply these negotiation skills to your job search or any other situation. definitely a long game like finance or health.
First thing that I thought off when LLMs came out - literally been in my head for 2 years.
A lot of price gouging is based on you not knowing the details or the process. With LLMs you can know both.
For most anything from kitchen renovations to A/C installation to Car servicing - you can now get an exacat idea on details and process. And you can negotiate on both.
You can also know how much "work" contractors have at this time which gives you more leverage.
For anything above $1000 in spend, learn about it from your LLM first. My usual questions:
1. What are all the steps involved? Break the steps down by cost.
2. What is the demand for this service in my area around this time of the year?
3. using the above details, how can I negotiate a lower price or find a place which will have this at a discount ?
I use an app but I also have an excel sheet where I track everything very carefully every week or so.
Trust my excel sheet much much more.
Honestly for everyone I know this is how they do it. There is one guy who built his own app and his is perfect because he has solved for his specific bank accounts.
He knows every $ coming in and going out - its pretty impressive.
Untrue - there isn't a personal finance solution that doesn't have mistakes. Not one. I've literally tried them all. Its mostly because the syncing with accounts is very very brittle and a lot of things like stock plans etc aren't supported well so your daily view will always be somewhat off.
There are insights to derive from the data - like how much do you really spend. But again its really hard to get there because the numbers are always off and most people don't actually want to know.
You are severely underestimating the average person's agency with their money.
:)