Got my performance review today.

[paul@notnull.space]

@fn0rd
Solution:
"Why are you not enthusiastic about AI?"
"I've seen the looks on the owner's faces when the bill comes in"

[jorendorff@federate.social]

@fn0rd Yow. No leads here, but let me know where you end up

[nead@social.vivaldi.net]

@fn0rd Yikes. That was a sugar coated turd of a review. 3/5??

[mason@partychickens.net]

@fn0rd This is happening a lot. What you do for reports and customers is no longer relevant. Your faith in the new religion is now the critical metric.

[darwinwoodka@mastodon.social]

@fn0rd

I don't think that's a negative

[jferg@flyovercountry.social]

@fn0rd
So much rage on your behalf.

[brainwise@mas.to]

@fn0rd But ... that's not a negative!

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@the_roamer Thank you for the kind words. And indeed, one should focus on the positives. But it's difficult to not get frustrated as the very definition of what it means to be a good leader changes from under me, and for the worst.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@paul The thing is Silicon Valley folks, and those who try to emulate them, are nothing if not trend chasers, and... https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-500k-engineers-250k-ai-tokens-nvidia-compute-2026-3?op=1

(you and I know *why* he's saying this, our bosses sadly only try to cargo-cult his behavior).

In other words, to talk about cost marks one as an unbeliever. And you know what cults do to unbelievers.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@Nead . It's not about excelling, it's about excelling at what's *important*.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@mason Sure feels like it. I wonder if there's any company anywhere that's not drinking this cool-aid.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@darwinwoodka You and me both. But the people paying my salary beg to differ and, well, they're the ones paying my salary.

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@brainwise It is for the people signing the paychecks, unfortunately.

[brainwise@mas.to]

@fn0rd Ugh.

[demoographics@wikis.world]

@fn0rd we've an Engineering Manager role open (amongst others): https://wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/#section-8

[sanityinc@hachyderm.io]

@fn0rd I hope you find an employer who recognises your awesomeness, and understands what we're all supposed to be doing here.

[purpleidea@mastodon.social]

@fn0rd What's the number of people?

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@demoographics Thank you so much! I will apply ASAP!

[ganxel@oldbytes.space]

@fn0rd I was interviewing for Hubspot recently, and spent about 30 mins chatting with the recruiter before she said "ok so there's a code test, then systems design test, then another code test, then of course the AI fluency test, then a hiring manager call..."
I satd "sorry, what's an AI fluency test?"
"Oh, well just a standard test because you need to use AI for everyday coding"
"Aha... do you mean, it's available as a tool for engineers when they see fit, or like they MUST use it X number of times per day?"
"Yes."
"...?"

[fn0rd@mastodon.social]

@sanityinc Truly appreciate the kind words!