Everyone using AI at work risks becoming a useless middle manager
jamesluke585 · reddit · 2026-09-16
The poster argues that using AI tools at work is essentially managing a specialist employee. The risk: kids who grow up with free AI labor may skip learning fundamentals and become 'useless managers' who can only delegate. Their takeaway: learn the skills first, then use AI — those who combine real skills with AI are far more valuable than a generation that only plays manager.
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