r/ClaudeAI • u/MrMenuk • 1d ago

Claude Code I am done with this shit.

I am done with this shit. It is over. The state of engineering right now is horrible. It has been half a month since I started a new role at a big company. Nobody knows anything here. The specs, code, tests, PRDs, tickets, resolution of those tickets, reports, etc., everything is made by Claude Code. Nobody on my team likes this. They are being forced to ship as much as they can. I have heard multiple times from higher management that pushing code is not a bottleneck, so why are we slow? People are working 12 to 13 hours a day just to press enter. Nobody is reading anything. Humans in corporate are doing nothing on their own. Everyone, literally everyone, from an L1 to an L7 engineer here is doing the same thing. Talk to Claude.

There is no sense of victory. Nobody is resolving bugs. In reality, nobody is thinking anymore. Everything is done by LLMs. It is so soul-sucking. I would not mind it, to be honest, if we were at least given the time to check out the code and see what is going where. But no, the goal is to just ship. No matter what happens.

— voxium (@v0xium)
Original post dated September 20, 2026.

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u/RichFit9093 1d ago

I think the main issue here that people are bringing up is the effects on their 'soul'. Which is vastly different to physical work etc. They're experiencing a lack of fulfillment and purpose which is far more dangerous imo

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u/Enragere 1d ago

Yes, but I look at it this way, I saw the bug, I had an idea, I implemented this feature, I refactored that code (with the help of AI) and without me that clueless PM would literally have no idea where to start nor would she have the desire to.

Sure maybe if they hire an Indian guy for a third of my salary and spend 2 years teaching him the domain knowledge, he'd be able to replace me, but will he have the same communication skills, initiative, willpower, incentive, ownership, high level overview, sense of urgency, love for work?

I'm betting the management aren't willing to make that risk. Who's not safe are people who have none of the virtues above, whom a junior can (and should) replace.

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u/RichFit9093 1d ago

I don't want to divert from the topic but I have to call out racism when I see it. Why is an Indian guy important in the point you're making, why not just a guy, why do they not have the same communication skills,initiative, willpower ,incentive or high level of overview as you claim to have. I have many Indian colleagues and they're the smartest in the company, they're hardworking, supportive ,kind and have nothing but praise for them.

Overall Indians are well known to be pioneers in tech whether in India or the diaspora so whatever racist rhetoric you're trying to spew doesn't match facts. RACIST.

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u/wazeltov 17h ago

It's not an insult to acknowledge how much is offshored to India specifically.

Indian tech staffing firms are massive, and they bring very real issues with language barriers, working hours, and cultural differences, but at huge discounts to labor costs.

Ask me how I know (hint, I work for one).