Is AI Coming for Your Job?

I saw it first hand. At my last job, a financial tech company which jumped on the AI bandwagon back in early 2023, we stopped hiring software engineers. As Timothee Chalamet playing Bob Dylan probably said: “The times, they are a changing. AI is coming for your job.”

Why did my old company stop hiring engineers? Well, simply put, it was because our small team learned how to use AI to multiply engineering production and output. A team of three engineers could now get as much work done as a team two or three times that size.

I worry we, as a nation, are not prepared for the shifting job landscape. Not to freak you out, but AI is taking jobs. That is a fact. It is happening faster than we can comprehend. So what jobs are most at risk and how can you prepare?

At-risk jobs:

1. Jobs that are repetitive and predictable

2. Your industry is focused on “automating” as much as possible

3. Your company’s job descriptions now include AI related skills

4. Jobs that don’t require complex human judgment

What can you do?

1. Understand if and how AI is being implemented in your industry

2. Learn how AI works and become AI-literate

3. Furthermore, if you can’t beat them join them. Learn how to use AI in your job to make yourself more powerful and effective at work

4. Update your resume, start networking, and understand what opportunities you may need to pursue if you are the victim of an AI-layoff.

Is AI all bad? No, I think in the right context AI is going to be amazing. But I do think we need to be realistic about its dangers and downsides. This is an issue that’s going to affect young and old, blue and white collar, and all industries from coast to coast. Don’t freak out, but also don’t ignore it (this is also good advice for any weird moles growing on your body).

AI actually wrote this newsletter — JUST KIDDING. I do my own terrible writing, thanks.

Are you worried about AI taking your job? Let’s discuss!

-Catie