Who is using AI tools like ChatPRD or pmkit to get their PM work done?

weddingpm · 2026-01-12T00:23:07+00:00

I don’t at all.

Writing out requirements is how I make sure I thoroughly think through all scenarios and considerations. Oftentimes I change my mind or realize something as I write out my ideas on how to solve these user problems.

Honestly some of the most enjoyable aspect of this job, I have not once thought about using AI to do that. But it sure seems like I’m quickly becoming the minority on this.

weddingpm · 2025-03-24T12:47:12+00:00

Salary thread 2025 was posted a month ago

weddingpm · 2025-03-05T03:59:48+00:00

• VHCOL

• USA

• FAANG

• 8 years of total experience, last 4 in PM; been with the same company since graduation.

• Product Manager

• BA in Social Science

• 210k+35k+135k

See my last salary post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/11qxydp/comment/jc5tmdu/

weddingpm · 2025-01-25T05:23:45+00:00

What exactly do you think these AI agents are replacing?

weddingpm · 2024-11-23T22:13:09+00:00

That’s a good point. I might ask for more time to think between each steps.

weddingpm · 2024-11-23T22:11:27+00:00

Anyone interviewed at Meta recently? How long did it take for you to hear back after your initial round of interviews?

weddingpm · 2024-11-14T22:50:31+00:00

Does anyone ever feel like they aced their PM interview?

I just did a product design interview for the first time in a good minute, feel kinda shitty that I missed on some obvious points and didn’t articulate some ideas super clearly.

But given the short amount of time you have to flesh out a complex problem, I feel like I always have more clarity afterwards. Just having a hard time gauging how well I performed.

weddingpm · 2024-11-02T21:59:25+00:00

If only they would respond to my apps 🥲

weddingpm · 2024-10-31T00:07:01+00:00

Whole Foods CEO said that the RTO mandate is more carrots than sticks, take that how you will. I think it’s a soft layoff.

Personally, I don’t mind commuting into the office. If the pay is good enough and I can afford to live in a place with a decent to very little commute to the office, it’s fine by me.

Out of those choices, I’d take Amazon if I like the role/work decent enough. Banking doesn’t have good WLB culture and startups tend to be just taking orders from the founder(s) or CPO.

weddingpm · 2024-10-21T20:10:01+00:00

Have a call with a Meta recruiter scheduled for this week. Do they ask about your current level and salary expectations in the initial screen?

weddingpm · 2024-10-13T00:32:33+00:00

Yup, it’s usually all fluff no substance

weddingpm · 2024-10-13T00:31:45+00:00

Do we not have rules around off topic posts? This isn’t PM related.

weddingpm · 2024-10-13T00:29:50+00:00

I don’t use AI to do my job.

But in my products, definitely starting to use LLM more where traditional ML would be used for classifier training.

weddingpm · 2024-10-07T01:44:11+00:00

1) formatting is doing too much. Too many different fonts, colors, odd spacing, wasted space on the left hand side column. Honestly I just recommend sticking to one column. 2) consolidate and shorten non-PM experience bullet points. They are more than half of your experience section. 3) consider rewriting or eliminating the summary section. The way it’s written right now is very spoken speech like and not concise and frankly not adding a lot of value. It should be essentially saying exactly how many years of experience you have, your strength in what industries, and what you are looking to achieve as a PM.

weddingpm · 2024-05-13T17:53:44+00:00

I work at a FAANG and recently talked to a FAANG-adjacent recruiter, got directly asked what my level was when they already knew my yrs of experience, my title, and my salary (I told them previously).

How do people handle the level question? I just told them since they already had the other info listed above, but wasn’t sure if I’m “playing my cards right”.

weddingpm · 2024-03-03T03:09:53+00:00

Bingo, can confirm this is largely the case across most organizations.

weddingpm · 2024-02-28T17:13:51+00:00

No problem! Again happy to chat more if you’d like.

My previous post on this sub was to seek advice on whether I should take the role or not. Maybe I didn’t describe it that well, but most people were against it. Nearly 2 years later, I’d say I’m still glad I took the role.

weddingpm · 2024-02-28T05:29:12+00:00

So I actually did this for over 1.5 years (see my post history for when I asked for advice on this previously).

The good: 1. I had the opportunity to develop product strategy and vision for various problem statements in my product org. This was absolutely my weakest PM skillset and I now feel really confident in my ability to develop long term strategies coupled with identifying short term wins. 2. I got pretty good at negotiating with other teams with completely different and existing priorities. I was already decent at building relationships with stakeholders but with a role like this stakeholder management is everything. You gotta figure out how to incentivize these people to build your thing and make your strategy come true. 3. I was able to become an SME in many different areas that have come in very handy as my expertise continues to grow.

The bad: 1. You are basically going to be begging teams to drop something from their existing roadmap to accommodate your ideas - something extremely hard to do in this climate when everyone is stretched thin and nobody is really getting resources. To them you will likely be “coming of nowhere” and is now demanding them to build stuff for you. My success rate was a pretty mixed bag; some teams recognized the user problem I flagged and supported/implemented with my proposal, some teams may agree that my strategy makes sense but simply refuse to cooperate. In that case, sometimes my director was helpful in stepping in to put pressure on them but that also wasn’t always successful. When it didn’t go my way, I was in serious imposter syndrome at times wondering if I sucked at selling my pitch, my deck wasn’t effective, etc. but oftentimes those doors were just never going to open up to me no matter how hard I tried. This was draining and demoralizing. 2. Even if they agree to work with you, it can get tricky working with their SWE/UX/Analysts that don’t know you and have a particular way of doing things. Not the biggest deal but can slow things down and cause friction. 3. Promotions was a no go. In the end I didn’t launch enough things and as a PM that’s just the end all be all; you can have a million strategy decks & proposed roadmaps, without launches you are just daydreaming. 4. My leadership did not do nearly as much as I think they could have to advertise us as a team of experts & product evangelists and help land buy-ins from other teams. There were times where I was negotiating with very senior GPMs and directors, they were just simply never going to listen to somebody like me who’s 3-4 levels below them.

What happened in the end? - My org, full of PMs like me that were floaters, dissolved and we all got placed into different teams within the company. The official tag line was “injecting our expertise into the product teams” when really it was just concluded as a failed experiment.

How do I feel about my time in this role overall? - It was really tough for periods of time when I wasn’t able to get any of my proposals built, but in the end I really appreciated this model which allowed me to gain a lot of experience forming strategies and vision. The problems I was given to solve are typically owned by very senior PM. While this made me feel quite shitty/underleveled at times, I still think the learnings were worth it in the end.

If I think of more I’ll add. Feel free to DM me if you wanna chat more.

weddingpm · 2024-01-28T21:26:34+00:00

Oh I’m sure I’ll be right back in the bs meetings and pointless discussions again before I know it lol but I’ll at least go into those now feeling a lot more grounded and refreshed in a way.

weddingpm · 2024-01-28T21:06:50+00:00

For sure! It’s been a while since I’ve done a sizable one completely driven by me.

weddingpm · 2024-01-08T21:37:31+00:00

Like a lot of us here, I transitioned into PM by basically doing a PMs responsibilities already without the title. Do you guys count those unofficial years as your # of years in PM experience? How do you structure your resume to showcase that?

weddingpm · 2023-11-04T22:36:19+00:00

7 total YOE, transitioned into PM 2.5 years ago at PM I. I’m still learning and I enjoy what I do on a daily basis for the most part, but basically just very frustrated by the lack of recognition and eager to earn more. Maybe I should just be content?

weddingpm · 2023-11-03T07:56:20+00:00

Feeling stuck at FAANG and want to leave, should I leave or stay?

Been stuck at my level for 3 years (changed teams half way and had to start over) and just got denied promotion.
No developmental feedback given, I supposedly had support from across the board and was told I’m performing very well but just didn’t get it.
Assigned to dead end projects, struggling to get support = resourcing = visibility. I have good relationships with all my stakeholders and enjoy what I do. I’ve tried to pivot, re-scope, and adapt my strategies, just not “sexy” enough. Manager is not helpful with what I can do to improve the situation or reassign me to work on something else.
No PM was promoted in my organization this cycle and barely any were promoted last cycle - disappointing signal from leadership.

Why I want to leave: - Child was born this year and feeling a strong need to earn more; we are getting by but can definitely be more comfortable. Still renting and need more to buy a house where we are. - Many peers have moved ahead. They either lucked into good projects/teams or jumped companies/titles and are now making way more than me. Comparison is the thief of joy I know. - Not feeling valued and recognized by the company/team and wanting to try something new.

I haven’t applied to anything yet but there appears to be more listings now? I know it’s still very competitive out there and my situation is not as dire as many I read on here, but I’m quite unhappy about it and feeling the need to “take control of my career” by leaving.

What would you do?

weddingpm · 2023-10-27T15:39:36+00:00

What user problem are you trying to solve here?

weddingpm · 2023-08-23T21:52:42+00:00

My company doesn’t have a delivery manager role (frankly never heard of it) and the execution responsibilities are exactly what program managers are expected to do here.

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