Productivity != sales, especially in software, I think. This has been happening for just a few months, less than one project cycle. I think we’re about to see a huge wave of software products. But it’s possible most of these are competing for a slice of a constant-sized pie, though.
When your manager/boss asks how this huge productivity gain gonna lead to better product -> sale, and why are they spending a good amount of money on AI tools, do you say “Productivity != sales, especially in software”?
I don’t know anyone in this situation. No idea how it works in corporations, and I’d rather not find out.
I know some people who pay for their own tokens because it lets them do their job in 30 minutes a day, and spend the rest of their time creating a side project. I know several freelancers who didn’t make software before, and now they have custom productivity tools tailored to their jobs. Others work in small teams, where the boss doesn’t need to ask for proof because they’re burning tokens themselves.
It doesn’t matter who the boss is. It’s the same dynamic. That person needs to live, and they need to earn money. The money spent, needs to be justified in profits made, otherwise it’s not a business. I was questioning the absurd 10x-100x company output, which is relevant to the op.
> It doesn’t matter who the boss is. It’s the same dynamic.
I'm guessing you haven't had the displeasure of working for a boss who doesn't code and has no idea what he's paying you for - lucky you.
> I was questioning the absurd 10x-100x company output, which is relevant to the op.
I'm talking about programmer productivity, not company output. For pure software companies, these may be closely related, but there's many other processes involved with converting code into money. Either way, the 10x+ productivity increase is obvious to everyone I work with.
Yes. Because it is not my job to optimize for sales. It's to optimize for time to ship whatever features/fixes the manager/boss gives me. There's an entire sales wing who can answer the question on how/if shipping this out faster will actually make the company more money.
Asking the workers why they need to justify the responsibilities they were hired for is a small part of what's pumping this bubble up.
