Employee Automates Entire Job with AI, Gets Promoted to Head of AI
tomcrawshaw01 · x · 2026-07-26
The author shares a client case where an employee at a traditional maintenance contracting firm successfully automated their entire job. Instead of being fired for making themselves redundant, the company promoted them to 'Head of AI' and assigned them to larger projects.
The author points out that highly traditional industries (like engineering, construction, and plumbing) are currently the best candidates for AI adoption. These businesses are often stuck with outdated software. Employees in manual-heavy roles have a natural advantage in building their first AI workflows because they understand the underlying business processes better than anyone.
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