Avoid AI-hype orgs, they are PIP factories
Avoid AI-hype orgs, they are PIP factories
It's only worth working here if you can get into a stable product group like Azure or SharePoint with no insane deadlines.
Certain orgs are all-in on AI (BIC, A365, etc.), and hard deadlines are set against external conferences (Build/Ignite) that can't be moved. Don't expect projects to be planned appropriately. Be prepared to work 10-14 hour days and weekends, or face being threatened with a PIP. Speed and urgency are the performance and promotion metrics, never mind quality, craft, depth, or what you bring to the culture. If you say you have kids and can't work like that, they will tell you it's an excuse. So much for D&I.
Multiple senior engineers walked out the door with no job lined up due to mental health decline. I was lied to during the interview about work-life balance.
Don't assume that just because developers can use AI, it means a full production quality app can be produced in a few days. It can take 20 to 30 minutes for AI to execute complex tasks, and half the time, it does it wrong.
What are you going to do when the AI bubble pops? Stop throwing people under the bus to win the AI arms race for little to no revenue being generated.
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