I’m mentoring a bunch of software engineers, both inside and outside the company.
One thing I’ve noticed recently is how much pessimism has spread through this community about AI replacing our jobs. People who used to have ambitious career plans now seem to have stopped caring about career growth altogether.
I’ve heard things like: suddenly losing interest in solving technical problems, staying in a job only for health insurance, actively getting electrician licenses(shit, I need to move faster before it's too crowded), etc.
Despair, resignation, helplessness, confusion — we’re basically 19th-century textile workers waiting for our Luddite moment.