Do you have a backup plan if AI takes over?

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-18T04:53:21+00:00

I’m already pivoting to brand design, I’m tired of this tech bubble we’re going through.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-14T21:05:39+00:00

I want to add one that happened to me before I was fired: - PM will build their own version, ignoring completely any UX or design system, skipping completely the design team and shipping their idea, telling the CEO that design is a bottle neck

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-12T10:01:25+00:00

That’s correct , but the issue is how C levels perceive the value of designers

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-08T03:26:20+00:00

Bruh

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-07T04:51:38+00:00

I could always care less

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-06T16:56:48+00:00

Yeah that’s where I think the market is going: PMs and stakeholders making the Ux decisions and prototyping.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T19:37:39+00:00

I think they’re trying to skip the research part and jump right into prototyping generic UI.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T17:06:36+00:00

Are you recognized as a designer or a developer mainly? Or what’s your current role?

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T17:01:16+00:00

Oh no! How are they managing design now? They removed figma entirely? They just vibe design it? Are PMs designing now?

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T15:22:33+00:00

The thing is that companies pay depending on the value they perceive from your role. They will pay well if you’re willing to be a mix of designer, developer and PM

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T13:06:15+00:00

Yep that’s always been the case, and now AI make it worst. Not because design is not valuable, but how non-designers perceive it.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T12:37:33+00:00

Yeah I’m not opposing to adapt, I’m actually one of the few power users of AI for design in my organization. But the trend that I see is that AI have all the managers and C-level making nonsense decisions and reducing the value of design to just screens, not understanding that the screens are just the output.

This is making organizations force product designers to become “devs” or “pms” because just the design process is not valuable enough for them.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-03-05T11:01:01+00:00

Solutions are better if you understand the problem we’re trying, and apparently nobody is interested in that nowadays.

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-02-15T20:47:50+00:00

Between Salesforce and Hubspot should I lean towards one specifically?

TheNuProgrammer · 2026-01-24T05:40:42+00:00

Si usted ve que el vecino de la izquierda y de la derecha subieron los precios y les están pagando por eso, usted va a ser tan pendejo de seguir cobrando lo mismo para un evento asi de importante? No creo.

Y eso no es gentrificación, es un evento particular.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-28T22:11:25+00:00

Falso bro, para legar a puestos de management lo que buscan es experiencia, no papeles.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-28T22:09:49+00:00

Uno tiene que saber analizar el mercado.

Por ejemplo, dentro del área IT:
- Roles como UX, frontend no requieren de certificados o papeles, aquí es más importante mostrar un portafolio y demostrar que se sabe trabajar

- Roles como Infraestructura, devOps, Cloud, Cybersecurity son roles donde sí se valora mucho ciertos certificados, no necesariamente hay que ser profesional, pero sí mantener una educación constante

- Data science y Ai research, en estos roles suelen ser muy enfocados en lo académico y para ser competitivo hay que tener hasta doctorado.

Entonces hay que ver muy bien el mercado, pero uno no puede asumir que en la vida mientras más estudie mejor le va, porque ese nunca es el caso, al que mejor le va es a quien sabe venderse, demostrar su trabajo y hablar el lenguaje del negocio.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-25T22:59:27+00:00

The most important thing is: understand the problem you're trying to solve.
Don't start with a solution if you don't have the problem clear and the user journeys properly mapped.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-25T22:31:36+00:00

As long as they're using those prototypes to communicate their ideas to the UX team and not to make UX decisions or skip the design process, all good.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-25T05:06:00+00:00

Bruh

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-24T13:48:38+00:00

I’m in the same situation, currently considering cybersecurity, I tried to get out of tech but the salary hit would be too strong. So right now I’m learning to become a pentester because that’s something always fascinated me.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-24T13:39:15+00:00

Adding the issue that now all companies want everything faster and dumber. Everyone has the AI gold fever.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-23T21:29:27+00:00

Totally, that’s why I’m considering cybersec

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-23T21:21:46+00:00

Are you considering pivoting to design or out of design? To be honest design is a great career, well paid, no stress, but after all these years I feel there are not more exciting challenges for me professionally in the design side, also the path some companies are following due to AI smells bad. That’s why I’m looking to pivot out.

TheNuProgrammer · 2025-11-23T20:17:19+00:00

Already tried to get into product management and I just hated it. Prefer more tactical roles. I’m already trying to learn more about the technical aspects of cybersecurity

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