A design engineer's crisis: Quitting tech amid AI disillusionment
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patrikcsak
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Summary
A design engineer reflects on quitting their stable, well-paying tech job amid growing disillusionment with the industry's direction, particularly the rapid spread of AI and the loss of the idealistic vision that once drew them to technology. The article explores the personal crisis of questioning one's place in tech when the values and purpose of the industry seem to have shifted.
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My job was to build components, to polish the final product that went out into the world, and to bridge gaps between design and engineering.
I doubled surface coverage of our components, chipped away at bugs, and fixed accessibility issues.
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