The one question that tells you if your role is safe #AI #careers #AIjobs #jobs #tech
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my company were half or a quarter of its my company were half or a quarter of its current size, would my role exist? If current size, would my role exist? If current size, would my role exist? If the answer is no, the value you provide the answer is no, the value you provide the answer is no, the value you provide is likely linked to coordination, and is likely linked to coordination, and is likely linked to coordination, and coordination is the first casualty in coordination is the first casualty in coordination is the first casualty in leaner organizations. And so, the move leaner organizations. And so, the move leaner organizations. And so, the move in that situation is not to panic, is to in that situation is not to panic, is to in that situation is not to panic, is to migrate toward work that creates direct migrate toward work that creates direct migrate toward work that creates direct value. Look for ways you can ring the value. Look for ways you can ring the value. Look for ways you can ring the cash register. How can you build cash register. How can you build cash register. How can you build customer-facing, revenue-generating customer-facing, revenue-generating customer-facing, revenue-generating product? How can you start to think product? How can you start to think product? How can you start to think about your work in terms of driving the about your work in terms of driving the about your work in terms of driving the direction of the business or getting the direction of the business or getting the direction of the business or getting the data that drives the direction of the data that drives the direction of the data that drives the direction of the business. All of it requires adopting an business. All of it requires adopting an business. All of it requires adopting an engineering mindset. And knowledge work, engineering mindset. And knowledge work, engineering mindset. And knowledge work, to be honest, has resisted that for to be honest, has resisted that for to be honest, has resisted that for decades. We all need to be that precise decades. We all need to be that precise decades. We all need to be that precise now. We all need to be testable. We all now. We all need to be testable. We all now. We all need to be testable. We all need to be falsifiable. We all need to need to be falsifiable. We all need to need to be falsifiable. We all need to understand our tools well enough to know understand our tools well enough to know understand our tools well enough to know when they're wrong.
Summary
The main theme is navigating potential downsizing by focusing on direct value creation. The transcript emphasizes migrating towards work that generates revenue and drives business direction, akin to "ringing the cash register," and highlights the need for an engineering mindset in knowledge work. The practical takeaway is to adopt precision, testability, and falsifiability to ensure your contributions remain indispensable.