Comment by weitendorf
3 hours ago
They're challenging someone to "test it" by burning down a backlog, because the other person thinks they will just do more work, with the implication that this person believes they'll just be laid off - and so they are better off not burning down the backlog of work.
I take an issue with that mindset because I know it is not true. And I'm not sure why you think I am attacking this person - if someone were to actually sandbag their own career, that is probably one of the most damaging mistakes they could make. Maybe I misunderstand something, if so I apologize for that
You implied that they are engaged in sabotage because they believe that if AI increases efficiency to the point where backlogs are easily cleared out by a small number of people there will be workforce reductions. I’m not sure why you’re so confident the opposite is true, or why you assume they are taking this view and concluding that sabotage is appropriate. But it is almost certainly damaging yourself and others around you greatly to assume so much malice in the people around you. Maybe I’m not reading enough into the “test it” phrasing but I don’t think it implies all that you seem to think it does.