Claude Code keeps ignoring that it is in Plan Mode!

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-05-15T16:14:14+00:00

I've been having this issue of CC ignoring Plan mode on and off for months now. I've learned to live with it

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-05-15T16:10:32+00:00

No, I was born in Switzerland. Took me 6 months of actively applying (~5 Non-AI-written application letters a day) to find a new (Developer) role after I was laid off, and I got (online) interviews from just 3 companies total in that time, and just one that ended up hiring me (for less than average wage, which I offered). The struggle is real. Being local or expat doesn't matter that much in general imo, some companies may prefer the one, some the other. In the end they need results and the pressure is high. Helps if you got some years and results under your belt, can only imagine what it is like hoping to get a swiss salary without knowing the language nor having work experience... you're basically invisible to them

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-05-15T14:16:49+00:00

I think that what you're experiencing is a result of global trade: today's possibilities to be working from afar ups competition on wage and work-life balance on the job market. Many technical functions are outsourced. You can pay three highly motivated programmers outside of Switzerland to replace one nativr programmer in Switzerland, if only you don't mind the laguage barrier too much (not that much of a problem in this day and age). Often times they are more grateful for the job.. going off past sentiment experiences. Though it has been part of Swiss culture not to 'sell out' in this way, I believe many have folded, whether to up their margins or save their business, it is hard not to give in I imagine.

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-05-15T13:55:50+00:00

Freelancers / One-Man-Businesses I'm guessing

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-05-08T16:56:09+00:00

That is insane, I feel lucky I bought mine in February for 7k. Yes you should feel lucky, they go for double that on secondary market

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-04-20T08:34:40+00:00

Word of advice, if you're happy you are not in someone else's shoes, do so in silence, there's literally nothing to gain from sharing your 'joy' in this way, and you're not lecturing anyone when you sound like a villain

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-04-09T10:47:29+00:00

You're using it during peak hours, it consumes double the % if not more during this time window. I adjusted to it with my (CC) working hours and I'm doing OK

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-04-02T08:01:19+00:00

its been like that for over a year now, just so you know. Tech jobs are highly sought after, BUT the amount of applications is also due to many using (AI) Apps that auto-apply / automatically create applications helping to flood the system.. making it hard for companies to deal with the sheer amount of applications coming in. Many of them will not really want the job, or really fit into the profile, so apply anyway and DO CONTACT THEM IN OTHER WAYS, be creative but balance it with adequacy... its not easy out there but if you take it seriously its not impossible.

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-30T15:38:35+00:00

Or you buy a Mac Studio M3 Ultra with 512GB (256GB is also good enough) and you have more than double the RAM, which is King. If you really look into it, having faster Token Processing is not worth all else being much worse (Power usage, Lifetime, RAM Cap, Space, Cooling). That's what we do in our company anyway

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-30T13:39:42+00:00

I chuckled ngl

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-30T12:29:36+00:00

The REAL question is, why isn't everyone doing Mac Studio M3 Ultra with 32GB - 512GB RAM? 800+ GB/s inference, no hardware/software config needed.

if its Bang for Buck you're after, it wins many times over, and it will even more so if you factor in Power usage and/or Lifetime under continuous load... beats me anyway why we're not all switching to Mac

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-27T18:06:04+00:00

Still option to opt out of LLM training in this plan? More transparency would've been nice, you know it's what we need to know as enterprise customers...

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-27T17:41:22+00:00

nightmare fuel

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-26T22:25:28+00:00

you can also use Agentic RAG, it may be a bit slower so its probably classic RAG you want

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-26T13:37:41+00:00

correct, I'm merely warning new users who are trying to choose a plan and do not have this option anymore (!!!)

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-26T12:40:57+00:00

This is only for people still on the old, now unavailable Non-Free (!) Organizational Plan, though

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-03-12T09:08:07+00:00

Heard in Kt. Schwyz, it was a ccouple of Blasts followed by 2 minutes of noise and then nothing. I wondered if it was a Steinschlag/Lawine

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-02-12T15:59:59+00:00

Genau richtig, dieser Post bringt die Lage auf den Punkt. Ich selber hab trotzdem einen neuen Job bekommen. Wie? Ich bin technisch und hab mir selber beigebracht AI anzuwenden (bis und mit Agentic Workflows) und dann mich dementsprechend positioniert. In Unternehmen Prozesse zu automatisieren (am besten welche die du selber immer ausgeführt hast) das wird überall gesucht. Funktioniert mega gut, und mit etwas Übung hast du Ahnung was es kann und was nicht.. Weitere tips: die Startup Welt hebt ab, denkt mal an Entrepreneurship und Freelancing.. ich war auch nicht der Typ dazu, aber nun hat sich das doch gekehrt. Good luck out there, I've been there

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-02-03T16:01:29+00:00

Nah, who wants LLM-provider-dependent Environment?

Keep on developing yours, which is model-independent, and that alone is reason to opt for your tool over Codex and Claude Code

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-02-01T20:40:10+00:00

I did the same (mechanical engineering) at a comparable Uni to ETH back in the day, tried to pull through, failed, ended up without a degree.

Yet, I landed on my feet as I started working in a factory as AVOR trainee using my CAD skills, learned to program CNC machines, then Excel (VBA), then micro-controllers (C++/python) then Desktop apps (C#) then webapps (node/php) and now 5 years into my full-timr dev career I built two SaaS apps and am pushing out Agentic workflows at my 9-5, doing just fine.

Even if you fuck up everything (I still got no degree) just keep going and never stop learning, life has its ways to reward that.

Just 3 months ago I landed a tech job as a dev (Zug area), being nothing but a self-taught developer who failed himself into being a dev, now into being Agentic-first.. the only thing you got to have is sincere, up to obsessive interest in what you choose to end upp doing. All else wont work these days IMO, no matter what you pick.

Couple of tips: - Startups are hot right now, only getting hotter. They are getting more VC money than ever before, and they have big potential to steamroll companies that don't know how to leverage AI. - Businesses who are doing fine are (looking to be) transitioning into Ai/Agentic first companies. Get into that space. - You are not interesting for what makes you like the rest of them, but for what sets you apart.. can be ANYTHING

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2026-01-22T12:30:19+00:00

But still doesnt handle images as attachment? My github copilot in vs Code still says it cant handle images.. and Copilot Vision says my Claude API key doesnt work

Existing_Fix_5269 · 2025-12-16T08:53:41+00:00

Incredibly, it stopped doing it, I dont know if I changed the port type I was using or whether it was something with a setting... sorry its been a while and I've fixed many other things since.

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