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Title: At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun To Resemble Warehouse
Work

Link: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/2...

Amazon software engineers are reporting that AI tools are transforming their
jobs into something resembling the company's warehouse work, with managers
pushing faster output and tighter deadlines while teams shrink in size,
according to the New York Times. Three Amazon engineers told the New York
Times that the company has raised productivity goals over the past year and
expects developers to use AI assistants that suggest code snippets or
generate entire program sections. One engineer said his team was cut roughly
in half but still expected to produce the same amount of code by relying on
AI tools. The shift mirrors historical workplace changes during
industrialization, the Times argues, where technology didn't eliminate jobs
but made them more routine and fast-paced. Engineers describe feeling like
"bystanders in their own jobs" as they spend more time reviewing AI-generated
code rather than writing it themselves. Tasks that once took weeks now must
be completed in days, with less time for meetings and collaborative problem-
solving, according to the engineers.

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