Post by @mii@awful.systems

2026-09-16 13:09 UTC

I have tried and failed stopping the ensloppification of my company, and I have failed greatly. We now have a new policy that you have to write a justification for making a PR yourself instead of using the chatbot. All the strict checks that were implemented over the years (clear documentation, no more than x files per commit/PR, etc.) are out of the window. This comes after the push for a fucking AI audit where every employee is supposed to justify why they are not using LLMs for certain tasks. Also some person blew the token limit with some web scraping bullshit last cycle and was lauded for embracing the technology. Also our CEO has recently begun subtly insinuating he’s now heard of fucking AI doom cultists. I hate everything.

Replies (7)

@mawhrin@awful.systems 2026-09-16 13:20

i’m so sorry.

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@donw@mastodon.coffee 2026-09-16 14:39

@mii@awful.systems @cstross@wandering.shop I spent decades of my career haranguing management to spend an extra $500 on better computing gear to make their almost six-figure programmers more efficient. But now we’ve got management haranguing employees to use this ephemeral technology. I don’t get it. “Hey we got you this thing to make you more productive and we’re gonna watch comparative performance and if you’re falling behind we’re gonna have words” would at least make business sense. This is mirror universe shit.

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@Rinn@awful.systems 2026-09-16 14:39

…I’m so sorry, and it’s good (???) to know my company still has a few steps on the AI delusion ladder to climb. I guess with the way it’s been going I need to mentally prepare for the same thing you’re going through to come in a few months.

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@n1xnx@tilde.zone 2026-09-16 15:39

@mii@awful.systems @BlueMonday1984@awful.systems Eject, eject!

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@BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 2026-09-16 16:01

I’m so sorry, Mii. I can only hope you find a job that actually respects you after this one, because I cannot see your current company recovering from this shit.

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@o7___o7@awful.systems 2026-09-16 16:02

That’s some bullshit. Much respect for pushing back! I hope that we’re through the worst of it.

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@Phosphenes@mastodon.social 2026-09-16 17:25

@mii@awful.systems @BlueMonday1984@awful.systems I don't know your situation, but I'd feed the dragon until it gags. They want slopcode pushed by the ton? Give it to them. Double and triple down on that until, at whatever point they beg you to stop, it is too late for them to recover either their codebase or their company from ruin.

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