“I joined AI to avoid 885 and ended up in 997 anyway” is the latest workplace joke
rachittshah · x · 2026-07-28
A short workplace joke: working in AI to escape the brutal 885 schedule only to end up living the even worse 997 grind.
The punchline lands because it flips the usual “AI makes life easier” expectation into an industry in-joke about harsher work culture.
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