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In my third month, I got a warning that my performance was not up to the mark as per the client,” he wrote. “So, I have recently joined a new company (10 months back).
Sharing the experience in a post titled “The IT job market is seeing AI’s impact, a simple story,” the employee said he had himself received a performance warning just three months after joining his current company.
I thought I would take some time and then focus on work, but after the warning, I started working on understanding things and making a place for myself in the team as well. He then spoke about another employee who later joined the team. “He didn’t understand the work and was a little too dependent on AI. It was visible,” the employee wrote, adding that the colleague repeatedly received warnings over his performance. The experience prompted him to share a broader message about financial preparedness. “I am not scaring anyone, just giving financial advice as a brother. Please create emergency funds, postpone that concert, postpone that car if it is not a necessity, only focus on needs, and start removing debt. That is my plan for the next two years, at least,” he wrote. Check out the post here: The post drew reactions from users who echoed concerns over uncertainty in the sector. One person wrote, “Emergency funds are more important than ever. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)
Because my last company was very toxic, “I jumped on it, and initially, I got lazy.
Eventually, I got to a B+/A rating, and everything got sorted,” he said. The colleague had more overall experience but struggled to understand the work and appeared overly dependent on AI, according to him. Another said, “IT jobs feel so uncertain these days. A third commented, “This is actually a much-needed reminder,” while another added, “Depending too much on AI can backfire.” (Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media.
