Once you watch Claude or some other LLM do a task that used to take you 3 hours in the span of just 3 minutes, all work starts to lose its purpose Have been hearing the same sentiment from many of my friends in middle management across tech, finance and other office jobs All the years of experience you culminated at your field suddenly seems useless You used to feel valued for your expertise in a niche domain, but that knowledge has now become commoditized You begin to wonder how many more months until upper management and executives realize that they don’t need to pay your salary anymore Maybe they can replace you fully. Maybe they can hire someone for 50% of the cost to do the same task with an AI It is the impending sense of doom and despair. The loss of purpose from your life’s work disappearing losing value in front of your eyes Truly an incredible time to be alive