A CEO told employees they won't get raises in 2026 because the budget is going to AI

That's exactly what people should be doing anytime their company boasts about record profits/revenue yet halts pay raises or even has it lower than the rate of inflation.

In my old job I just allocated a percent of my day towards job applications until I finally got out. Morons thought I wouldn't be upset with a 15% pay cut over 3 years of working my ass off.

The CIA published a guide back in the 40s about how to disrupt fascist companies. It's worth a google.

... while actively looking for a new job

Also waste the ai tokens so they dont justify it to fire staff

"The AI will handle it, that's why they make the Big Bucks."

Less than minimum, make them spend money on firing you.

Inflation adjusted productivity.

And blame the LLMs for all mistakes it makes. Since the management clearly cares more about it than the employees.

that's for someone else to worry about.

Seriously if you talk to these people they live their lives financial quarter by quarter. there's no plan for 2+ years down the line, they can't think that far ahead. They're all like this. It's all about the now. make money now, release a product now, no future, no updates, now now now. This is why LLM's appeal so much to them, it can provide that "now" that they crave.

Because these drug and AI addled idiots refuse to or can't think more than a quarter ahead at a time. As there are no consequences for the executive caste, why should they?

That's what the rich dickhead bunkers in remote locations are for, my friend.

May as well asked who the slave owners sold to since so many in the South were enslaved.

The answer is the same. They sell to each other. We don’t get a cut. They dream of the day they actually get to have slaves again. Most of them don’t see us as people; they see us as things that siphon off money that needs to be in their pockets. Money we don’t deserve because we’re not rich.

Apparently long as bots are buying from them they care. The goal is keep the stock in green Apparently they don't need consumers for that.

That's future CEOs problem

How much of a raise will the CEO get?

CEO later added: the exec team is still getting a raise though.

This is how they get voluntary terminations that don't require severance.

Employees quitting is the goal. If they get them to quit they don't have to pay unemployment.

Better to start wasting the AI tokens and burn their AI budget with nothing to show for it.

its also called constructive dismissal.

probably make at least a couple mad enough to really fuck some shit up.

Doesn't matter if they're mad or not. The company is demanding they use LLMs to vibe code their products, shit's about to be fucked even if they get on board.

Come again?

The expression is "en masse". It's French for "in great quantity".

A day without taking a shit at work is money in your boss's pocket.

Well yeah, doing actual research or understanding a topic would cut into his golf time

OE is king.

Class action lawsuits don't mean anything in the US ngl.

Because any money won is split amongst the members of the class action. So, the larger is literally pennies for the aggrieved, unless it’s literally $5 per member. Is that really motivating? $5 is a joke, what’s the value that’s worth a squeeze? $100?

Yup, the immediate response should be a walk out.

They did four round of layoffs last year

Why the fuck should anyone feel compelled to give two weeks to a company that would never extend the same courtesy

Can you name and shame them without doxing yourself?