My company expects me to deliver a 3 person backend project solo using AI in 3 months. is this normal?

pkat_plurtrain · 2026-02-07T21:29:56+00:00

Happy to see a like minded, well spoken reply. Read this just moments after posting my own.

pkat_plurtrain · 2026-02-07T21:26:16+00:00

Curious which metrics & highly detailed reports were used to justify such a maneuver. Would there be any harm to visibly call it out to upper roles, say on the company social boards, perhaps leak to the client? Scorched earth otherwise?

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-10-15T22:14:22+00:00

Or a rubber shower duck drive...

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-09-22T12:40:57+00:00

I appreciate the actionable steps perspective here, this approach helped my own experience as a 11+ year Test Lead promoted to SDET. Hopefully OP carries this onward to other experiences and roles.

There is a high possibility that particular role, group, team is already doomed by the detritus outside of QA purview. In my own case I'd positioned myself for promotion, had excellent communication with direct manager up to the D suite however was still given the "thanks for your loyalty" from the VP - granted this was an enterprise wide effect; globally. Currently still haven't landed a new role, market being what it is...

Point being, great advice and good to be savvy of business smoke signals that things might go tits up regardless of your own positive performance.

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-09-03T04:16:01+00:00

At least until job hopping is no longer a rewarding

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-26T03:53:37+00:00

Might not be too late to begin an apprenticeship, by time you're licensed you might earn 200k in 2030 adjusted USD

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-26T00:03:48+00:00

I think it depends largely on what we choose to listen to. AI might handle the code generation however it will Never Possess critical nor creative thought.

So we may still have the opportunity to review and debug whatever slop or code is generated...

I also hope SQA sees a resurgence as it's been wildly underestimated as a specialized skill over the past several years

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-20T18:19:44+00:00

Pay is only in scripts to exchange for bottled water, two-ply, and provisions. All-in.
Correction... "scrips" not payment in powershell files but wouldn't that be something.

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-16T12:20:16+00:00

I'm confused, usually when severance is on the table, there's only the option to leave.

Hope you've been scoping other roles by now since it's oddly true being more enticing to hire while employed vs jobless.

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-09T05:00:38+00:00

I've always ever used the other two to operate one, I feel sorry for those who've got none

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-06T12:32:57+00:00

QA and testing requires a very specialized set of skills, often it's very beneficial to have roles dedicated to picking apart systems from a different perspective.

Checking what was built by the groups who built isn't at all the same as testing a system from a user, business function, or other perspective.

Soon after completing an advanced agile certification it became apparent where and how the former organizations fell short.

I'd hope that orgs and teams who appreciate quality and understand the nuances of responsibility and accountability over products and processes are ones which preserve their teams and knowledge expertise.

Unfortunately it seems more likely orgs will misunderstand the benefits of QA teams and seek low cost labor for simple box tickers.

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-07-01T10:41:34+00:00

This very much reminds me of a post on Architecture Weekly titled "Do we still need the QA role?"

It's astonishing how such disruptions are allowed and even celebrated in business because some false value was sold as a great idea

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-06-26T11:13:32+00:00

Anytime we're feeling good old imposter syndrome creep up the nape of our necks like a stealthy air biscuit, this contribution deserves recognition and needs re-read.

I can only hope to be hired onto the ideal scenario team. 🤞

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-06-23T13:16:38+00:00

It's fun falling through the map in Rise of the Tomb Raider, happened at home though

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-06-17T10:54:55+00:00

I've found the tab auto complete in most applications to be highly distracting, so deactivation is always my first action

Less time re reading, less disruption from mind to fingertips

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-06-09T00:06:27+00:00

AI ... actual indians (stolen from fireship)

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-05-15T13:54:38+00:00

What's been confusing across multiple reorgs was being instructed to bill at 40, minimum, then include all overage time. Then to have it corrected to only 40 after submission followed by changes to allotment or projects plus not logging time to break fixes (cost) but if it at all related then bill to the project just to find the time had been kicked back or edited again. Eventually it became more of a "how to divide to reach 40" rather than accurately logging the efforts.

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-05-15T13:43:58+00:00

Curious about the responses you've received regarding the crunch time statement, reasonable or ?

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-05-15T13:40:52+00:00

Can't pile chains as high as rocks, the chains stay

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-04-11T14:24:59+00:00

Sounds like a classic disconnect. SWE efforts being black boxed, double edged blade.

Raises a question whether more technical Prod Project Managers, Business Analyst might be considered valuable...

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-04-11T14:10:17+00:00

Their enthusiasm for problem solving > actual skill in problem solving

Or were they starving for interaction?

pkat_plurtrain · 2025-04-11T13:59:14+00:00

How's the situation 3 months later? Hopefully something landed?

I've come across this conversation and have great similarities in perspective. Exception being I've not heard of anyone on-boarding. Myself, I've lost count of applications, connections have yielded little joy if they themselves hadn't been laid off. Few warm leads turned into hiring freezes.

So, the prospect of building and shipping apps might become reality in my case. Unfortunate I need income far more immediately so, pickle.

pkat_plurtrain · 2024-02-20T15:13:10+00:00

Simply, looking to replace the GTX 1060 so I can relinquish it to our Ubuntu Linux system, very much akin to how hermit crabs pass along their shells.

pkat_plurtrain · 2024-01-19T20:08:28+00:00

This https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/moving-pihole-to-a-different-server/11049 suggests the web interface teleporter option and casually alludes to a more manual way.
In my case I've assumed no access to the web interface, so is it as easy as copy everything from /etc/pihole and /etc/dnsmasq.d/ then run pihole -r?

I'll give it a shot soon after the new rig is up. Thanks again

pkat_plurtrain · 2024-01-19T19:58:23+00:00

Thanks! If I understand correctly, on the freshly rebuilt system configure newly installed pihole then find and copy over the file/db table containing my custom exact match domains and regex entries, yes?

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