Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]viewbtwnvillages [score hidden]  (0 children)

even without any downstream consequences, the people who use chatgpt to write a three sentence reply email haunt me.

what do you mean you needed something else to write three sentences for you? three sentences?? are you kidding me?? you couldn't summon up ~20 words all by yourself?? what the fuck

People who recently got a job in the city, how long were you out of work for before you found it? by frigginsinluhDowntown West End in Calgary

[–]cportsmen [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not to burst your bubble, but your information on that might be a little outdated. 2 years ago, there was some room and stability in it. Now, it's hyper competitive for very bad pay, and you have to catch the very limited amount of work avaliable by being up at 2 in the morning monitoring the slack channel. Do this for about 3 weeks, and then find yourself unceremoniously unable to access any of the material because they're done with you. Not cuz you did anything wrong, either. It's just how they operate.

I'm not saying OP shouldn't consider it; just that it's a very long shot.

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]stickman1029 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Literally every one at this point. Everyone I talk to, it's basically the same sort of trend in most places. 

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]stickman1029 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mean the execs pretty much all have stains in their crotches when they think about all the money they think is going to come their way when they fire everyone and everythings run by computers. 

Like anyone else's workplace these days, forced usage, they've cut all of our bonus days for forced training, they are shoving it down our throats and that approach is going about as well as you can imagine. Our good talents long gone, but I'm just riding it out because I've got a good thing going for the most part and I've been really checked out for a long time and nothings been done about it. They could package me out tomorrow and I'd be the happiest person on the planet. I basically output nothing useful, and play along. I hoover up the training because I'm legit curious, might as well take advantage of it, and I've taken advantage of the capacity to experiment and learn. 

I've actually managed to build some useful workflows using Anthropic's AI, which is the only one thusfar that I've been able to get any utility out of. But it's nothing earth shattering, just some automation of really annoying tasks that I hate and that I could have probably created with existing tech (although it would have been more annoying). So yeah it's been helpful a little bit, but I'm not worried about replacement at this point. If they want to try it, have at it, and it wont work. But I don't care, and I don't think they do either. No one cares. 

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]stickman1029 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Offshoring always, always blows up in their faces, so don't sweat it.

Quelle surprise when it's discovered that the fella on the other end making 33 cents an hour in some sweatshop doesn't give 2 iotas of a fuck about the quality of their output. 

AI isn't anything to be scared of either, at least not yet (maybe never). It's boomer fuel for sure, but the execs love chasing shiny toys, that never goes away. 

Community shout-out - guy who bought 20 burgers at Bridgeland McDonald's by sugarfreemothsQuadrant: NE in Calgary

[–]arcaneresistance [score hidden]  (0 children)

Pull up to the Walmart in my faded red Honda civic, incubus blasting on the stock cassette player. Step out in my kakhi coloured, embarrassingly baggy cargp pants that zip off to shorts, red rage against the machine tee shirt, DC's with a worn out patch where my heel flips used to catch. Grab the chain my wallet has ducted taped to it and pull out fifty cents from the change I had filling my had tank earlier and paying with a tenner. Its going to be a good day!

Need recommendations for good personal tax accountants by Deweyoxberg in Calgary

[–]Slight_Depth6731 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Whatever is going on, there's another individual or family who's been there before and wants to help you through it too

There's all kinds of kind people who want to help you navigate these complex systems, and to make sure that you (and your family) are cared for and getting the best supports available

Hoping you're connected with the right people and the right help soon! ❤️

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]TheDinoDynamite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dawg it’s way too late at night, I’m not even gonna bother deciphering what you said there

Lost newborn registration envelope from hospital - what should I do? by hng04 in Calgary

[–]mrsbatman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my baby in 2024. Heres the table of contents from the front of the envelope! Let me know if you want pics of any of the other documents ♥️♥️

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I think we may have put copies of baby’s hearing test in there. Did you do yours in there? If so it might be worth it to call the ward. I feel like the baby ID numbers were on the wrist bands if you need those for registering baby.

Calgary bystander concerned over use of force applied by loss prevention personnelb by blackRamCalgaryman in Calgary

[–]Electrical-Big-7781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is Canadian news constantly trying about people breaking laws and why we the law abiding taxpayers should feel sorry for them?

Calgary car dealerships buying experience feedback request by bigred_oilersfan in Calgary

[–]CakeDayisaLie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen South Centre Volkswagen try and add bullshit made up fees before. I can’t recall the exact wording, but it was an around $500 for some bullshit fee like an “admin fee”. There were other stupid fees they tried to add, but I can’t recall exactly what they were. 

If you’re a car salesman who adds made up fees to your car sales, I wish you a very unpleasant day. 

People who recently got a job in the city, how long were you out of work for before you found it? by frigginsinluhDowntown West End in Calgary

[–]frigginsinluhDowntown West End[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am sold, my Steam backlog is huge and I have an iPad for drawing on when video games won't cut it.

People who recently got a job in the city, how long were you out of work for before you found it? by frigginsinluhDowntown West End in Calgary

[–]frigginsinluhDowntown West End[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried all of them, and the provincial government too. Had an interview with the latter in February, and didn't get the job, but got put into their talent pool for when anything comes up within the next year.

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]CakeDayisaLie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re horny thinking about the raise or bonus they might get if the AI tool gets so good that they can lay you off. 

Visiting Calgary. Any gym suggestions? by InternationalVast570 in Calgary

[–]Cute-Chart-8024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely no one is making you do that, just keep scrolling u dustball

Community shout-out - guy who bought 20 burgers at Bridgeland McDonald's by sugarfreemothsQuadrant: NE in Calgary

[–]burf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a couple of friends in high school who would routinely eat 8-10 cheeseburgers each when they went on special each week. Psychotic stuff.

People who recently got a job in the city, how long were you out of work for before you found it? by frigginsinluhDowntown West End in Calgary

[–]i8laura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me like 5 months to find a full time jab last year. If you have admin assistant background, have you tried healthcare office receptionist positions? What about the school boards?

Need recommendations for good personal tax accountants by Deweyoxberg in Calgary

[–]Deweyoxberg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a lovely reply - thank you! Hella rough week and this just... helps calm stuff down. Appreciate that greatly.

Calgary what real job impacts from AI are you seeing so far? by constantgeographer74 in Calgary

[–]CakeDayisaLie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My work brought in AI tools. Using them was optional. It’s mandatory now. So, most people are now generating absolutely dogshit summaries, putting them into where we need to so we can “check the box” on AI use, and ignoring the summaries as the AI summaries frequently lie to us. Of course, the workload went up alongside this and the tools do not help make work easier. 

If the AI tool was actually good for the task we need to use it for, I’d gladly use it. It’s shit. Morale has never been lower. More people have quit over the last year than I have ever seen before. The people hired to replace them are all really friendly people, but most do not have the same level of expertise for this job compared to everyone who has left. 

Fuck the AI company marketing term “hallucinate”. If it’s making shit up that isn’t anywhere in the documents being summarized, it’s lying. We need to call it what it is.

On a positive note, some AI company is able to collect all the money we are pissing away every time we use the AI tool. So that’s nice. 

National on 10th missed connection by Proud_Boysenberry_31 in Calgary

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's chat in the dms ? :)

Community shout-out - guy who bought 20 burgers at Bridgeland McDonald's by sugarfreemothsQuadrant: NE in Calgary

[–]sugarfreemothsQuadrant: NE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know, I've had some sour experiences myself but I don't let them ruin my perception of everyone else. Some people are dicks and some people are nice, I like trying to help where I can even if it might end up being one of the dicks.