Comment by kakacik
4 days ago
Somebody doesnt know how to regulate their pace, and then various burnout symptoms happen.
Not everybody pushes themselves like that, nor should, its anything but healthy and sustainable. In my experience it takes... rather obsessed people, ocd or similar traits, maybe 2 out of 10 intensity of their disease. Highly functional, smart, yet unbalanced.
Llms just allow this spiral to go further, while human limits remain the same. Each of us creates our own path, dont mess it up just because you can. Your employer doesnt care much about you at the end, just another cog in machine but health once damaged may not bounce back, ever
And sometimes they do build interesting things but also leave a trail of destruction behind them. It reminds me of ‘moving fast break things’.
Given the research cited in the article it seems bigger than an anecdote about one guy who doesn't know how to do work life balance
70%+ saying that AI has increased their workload AND that they are burning out because is it.
Yeah, it's all well and good to say somebody doesn't know how to regulate their pace, and it's another thing for your manager to tell your team that you need to be using a squad of agents constantly. To have a weekly stand-up that is specifically and solely for the purpose of talking about your "AI wins" for the week. To be told that you will be evaluated on how much you're using AI for your job.
When your manager and your company regulate your pace for you with the understood threat that not using AI will risk your job, you don't really have much of an option.
That sounds horrible. I'm so glad I saved enough money to retire early right before this madness started.