Ex-Google engineer confirms Microsoft-style lax jobs were real — and AI is taking them
AIandDesign · x · 2026-10-27
An ex-Yahoo/Google engineer confirms the viral "typical day at Microsoft" post: while there were streaks of hard work, many days really did look that relaxed — and "it's not coming back. AI will do them." A first-hand take on big-tech white-collar workload and AI-driven job displacement.
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