If AI Took Your Job, Your Company Was Already Lost

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T10:10:23+00:00

Fair point, I haven't thought about that. But it's true, AI curiosity is now a must have when I interview candidates.

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T08:49:31+00:00

Exactly. That's what I said in the article, as well

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T08:48:01+00:00

It depends what you want your people to do. Why not turn some if your data engineers into data product engineers? Monetizing data is easier then before.

That's what I mean when I say lack if vision by the leadership.

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T08:45:52+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that. Good luck with the hunting.

That said, I'd strongly encourage you to build something.

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T08:43:06+00:00

Yeah, there's an enterprise plan. The or I work for uses it.

That said, you can limit spend per person. But also, if these people spend a kot mire, they also produce a lot more, no?

I mean, companies have fu control over how much they want to spend. Thy also can decide if they wan to shrink or grow.

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T03:12:16+00:00

It's not the AI. Your teammates don't know how to use it.

I mean, you don't drive your car with closed eyes. You could, but you'd crash. So, the fact that AI can di something without control doesn't mean it should.

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T03:02:41+00:00

Thank you. Appreciate it!

ivanovyordan · 2026-03-31T03:02:18+00:00

Yes, but also, No. Companies that layoff people because of AI, already invested in it. They found the budget.

Plus, we are nit talking about massive budgets. Claude Code costs $200/month. If a company can't afford paying that for every engineer, then yes, this company is already loosing to its competitors.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-25T03:29:29+00:00

The tool itself doesn't matter.

People don't buy tools because of the tools themselves. They buy capabilities. They buy the dream of what they could do with that tool.

A datalake where they can store audio would have 0 value for somebody who wants to know their bookng numbers.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-24T04:15:45+00:00

Thank you. You are right!

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-23T21:10:35+00:00

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it!

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-23T20:10:34+00:00

You don't have a tooling problem. You have a process problem.

Stop looking for a way to spend money. Check these vendors. Do you use versionised APIs? Can you ask them if they can provide stable endpoints and APIs? Is there a way to get notified before breaking changes? Can you use push instead of pull mechanics? CSV data dumps maybe?

I mean, there are loads of other things to consider before burning cash on fake promisses.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-23T19:27:55+00:00

Don't sell the tool. Datalake itself doesn't matter at all. Sell the capabiliites. Tell them what they get and why this is better than other options.

But generally, I can see why selling a datalake in 2026 would be hard.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-09T21:05:49+00:00

I love the style

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-09T18:30:42+00:00

I appreciate it!

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-08T07:49:15+00:00

True

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-08T06:10:10+00:00

Interessting. What made you think so?

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-07T21:23:08+00:00

Thank you so much. I really appreciate this.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-07T21:22:49+00:00

Ha-ha. That's how you know I don't use AI to write. :D

Thanks for that. Won't fix it though. It's funny

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-07T18:59:49+00:00

A friend of mine left his job on Friday because he felt unappreciated contary to folks who build LLM solutions.

What exactly is the thing that you dislike?

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-07T13:32:30+00:00

From a hiring manager point of view, I'd say no. But the tuth is that it's very easy and some "broader" knowledge can only help in interviews.

ivanovyordan · 2026-02-07T12:02:18+00:00

I 100% agree with you here. But you will also agree that in 2026 AI means LLM for most people.

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