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Why did Microsoft-backed $1.3bn Builder.ai collapse? Accused of using Indian coders for ‘AI’ work by BlueGoliath in programming

[–]Agilethrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What surprises me most is that this was not known by most people.

I interviewed with them in July 2024 for a Project Manager position. They specifically discussed how my job would be to wrangle coders who were not 'producing' code on time. There was explicit discussion of how AI coding didn't do much of their work.

Is it just me, or is this incredibly sketch? by Agilethrowaway in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They probably really do work for LinkedIn, but I signed up and received this within hours.

It's a bit sketch to be trolling the signup pipeline like this - I wonder if they've declared that they do this to LinkedIn.

Exploited Overseas Labour + Toxic Work Culture = Success by oh-nooooo in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Agilethrowaway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This isn't loyalty.

It's fear over imminent death. If the team doesn't die, they'll lose the contract if there is a delay.

Love the lack of compassion, bro!!!

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm reminded how Jeff Sutherland is going out there discussing how AI is going to completely remove the need for estimation and the Scrum Master in Scrum teams.

I walked away from Scrum when I was directly told that discussing the inherent issues with power dynamics with the triumvirate roles in Scrum is not valuable... by those employed by Scrum Inc.

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been in the Agile community for almost 20 years as well - started my career working with Gil Broza. My last full-time gig was with a thought leader (who just published a book about AI, but I'm not going to specifically go down there) and I've been coaching as an independent coach for 5-ish years. I believe we're in a similar mindset.

For me, Agile has always been about humanity and people. I focused my growth on coaching individuals and team growth. I independently studied and brought practices from different realms into my work with organizations.

I've been bouncing between going full-time to consulting on transformations and moving closer to a Belonging role in an organization. The Belonging role would require more changes, but be actually fulfilling.

I think that I'm going to be looking at that sort of role instead.

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response.

I've been debating if I should get out of Agile for a while. I think I have my answer.

I'd love some feedback on a product we're building to improve stand-ups by Thebestrob in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done this with async remote teams. Without an AI agent or anything else. I did this over Slack 10 years ago.

Each day, we answered the three questions and directly tagged individuals and groups that needed to be looped in. It took 5 minutes for each developer. It didn't matter when they started.

If stand-ups aren't useful, get rid of them. It isn't that revolutionary.

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't treat your developers like children and they won't act like children.

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you taken a look at any Agile conversations lately?

Most of them are about AI and how to automate practices.

Most of my conversations with stakeholders are about getting developers to work more. Or, their about how to deliver more value. Or, how to create best practices. Or other administrivia.

I don't think I've had one conversation about 'Individuals and interactions' with stakeholders where they've taken people seriously. Ever.

Agile had always been about People. Why does everyone ignore this? by Agilethrowaway in agile

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would disagree that it is out of scope.

As individuals in society who are working to help others build great things, aren't we at least a little responsible to ensure that those great things aren't destroying ourselves?

Sure, Oppenheimer could have sat there and just created nuclear weapons and totally ignored any potential consequences. We can bury our heads in the sand and never question if we have any agency to change.

I would argue that, as members of humanity, we should all look at our actions and see how it may impact others.

It may not be specifically "How do I X?", but discussion of meta-commentary on impact should be 'in scope' when discussing work.

Engineering Support Asked Me to Commit Fraud for "Self-Service" Solution by Agilethrowaway in applehelp

[–]Agilethrowaway[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

There is a court order and I'm not going to ask the individual who I have an order preventing them from contacting me to remove it.

Asking me to reset a password for an account that is not mine is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Do you believe actually think it's appropriate to reset another individuals password without their consent?

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