“My boss replaced half the team with AI tools and expects the same output from the rest of us.”
Your boss isn't building with AI. They're using it to squeeze more out of fewer people while calling it innovation. There's a difference between leveraging tools to do better work and replacing humans to cut costs while pretending the quality won't suffer. You feel the difference because you're carrying the weight of it. That knowledge is power — use it.
Your Practice
Document the gap — what the team used to deliver versus what it delivers now. Be specific and factual, not emotional. Then have the conversation with your boss using data, not complaints. If they won't listen, update your resume. A company that replaces people without a plan isn't innovating — it's gambling. You don't have to bet your future on their hand.
The Architects
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.”