A bunch of tech CEOs are talking about being “AI-first”, the latest in a series of CEO fads like “return to office”, “founder mode” and “pivot to full fascism”. This one’s weird, though, because it only makes sense if… none of their workers are great at their jobs. https://www.anildash.com//2025/04/19/ai-first-is-the-new-return-to-office/
@anildash I feel that a lot of mangement fads are driven by the fact that most companies simply don't understand how to manage or train workers, and so they love gimmicks that allow them to work around that inability instead of addressing it.
Even the old "10x engineer" thing is a manifestation of this. Tech cos want people who self-manage (because they don't know how to manage) and can take on so much work they don't need to collaborate (because the workplace is bad at enabling collaboration).
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