"We used to call it an engineer, now it is like a reviewer,"
"Every time it feels like you are a judge at an assembly line and that assembly line is never-ending, you just keep stamping those [pull requests]."
"I shipped more code last quarter than any quarter in my career,"
"I also felt more drained than any quarter in my career."
AI tools have accelerated task execution and code production while shifting human work toward coordination, review, and decision-making, increasing cognitive load. Lowered production costs raised expectations for speed and increased reliance on AI, which expanded task scope and amplified work quantity and density. Voluntary adoption and early enthusiasm led to workload creep as employees took on more tasks than sustainable. Higher speed and broader scope encouraged multitasking and reduced focus on single tasks. Many engineers report higher output paired with greater exhaustion and a sense of role change toward repetitive review work, heightening burnout risk.
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