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Comment by realty_geek | Hacker News Reader

My saddest interaction recently was with a friend with a 1st class degree in computing and several years experience in software engineering in many prestigious companies.

I asked if he had tried out Claude code or anything similar. His answer: My company has scheduled a training course in that so I'll wait

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So sad indeed, a man is left out in the cold waiting for his turn to receive a stochastic-brain-implant-as-a-service.

It's hard to detect sarcasm these days but in case you're being serious, not everybody will share your feelings.

He is serious. He has an AI company with a vibe coded website.

All positive comments here come from the financially invested or the near-retirement people who need cognitive assistance and are willing to sell out future generations.

> in many prestigious companies

That's the hint. Most companies >50 employees suck.

Bold claim. I have the opposite experience. On this site I imagine most folks will agree with you, but there are a lot of folks who choose to work at larger companies over small ones.

I have worked for enterprise companies all my life, they are all a horrible mess of people trying to play 4d chess to get a promotion and look good. They do offer better life / work balance, so if you are not a workaholic like the startup / SF crowd, then its actually a decent job. Just remember to enjoy the life outside the office, with people that are not from the office and you will be fine.

It’s sad to you that they have a life outside of work?

It's the VC mind rot, the only thing that matters in life is working apparently. A sad existence indeed but you need a cohort to exploit if you're gonna make the next unicorn for cashing out.

I don't get what's sad about that

This site really has become a parody of itself.

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