AI workplace divide: ambitious friends work harder while 9-5 friends coast more
BecauseCulture · x · 2026-10-07
Matt Shumer observed that his ambitious friends are working longer hours than ever while his 9-5 friends are happily coasting. A reply adds that although many know how to spot AI writing, a large segment of the workforce uses it freely at work with no one noticing. Together the observations sketch a workplace divide in the AI era: high performers sprint with AI, while ordinary roles quietly offload to it invisibly.
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