Junior dev complains to HR after AI-written PR is rejected
___Patrice___ · x · 2026-08-21
A junior developer used Cursor to generate a 400-line PR in 10 minutes, but the manager rejected it, requiring a manual rewrite to ensure code understanding. The developer complained to HR that the manager was blocking productivity. The comments discuss the double standard in accepting AI-generated code versus AI-generated prose.
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