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AI Coding Speed Leads to Techie's Layoff
21 Jan
Summary
- Techie with 2.6 years experience was laid off for slower coding speed.
- Struggled to understand the product and received no guidance.
- Unable to match AI-assisted coding speed despite extra hours.
A tech professional with over 2.6 years of experience in India faced termination from their role during the probation period. The company cited the employee's inability to match the coding speed of peers who were leveraging artificial intelligence tools.
The laid-off individual expressed on social media their difficulty in understanding the product and the lack of guidance received from seniors. This made it impossible to meet the pace set by AI-assisted developers.
Despite the employee's efforts to dedicate additional hours over the weekends, they were unable to bridge the performance gap. The situation has led to feelings of discouragement about a career in this tech field.
