AI Killed the Busy Work. Now Managers Miss It—and Fret About Atrophied Skills
PAstynome · x · 2026-09-29
A WSJ piece reports companies are experimenting with new ways to rebuild "muscle memory" now that AI has eliminated busy work.
The poster adds a personal angle: manually building Excel models taught him formulas, error-spotting, and number-checking skills that are crucial in accuracy-critical jobs—and watching those skills atrophy is a real loss.
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