• doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    We will have more salespeople next year because we really need to explain to people exactly the value that we can achieve with AI. So, we will probably add another 1,000 to 2,000 salespeople in the short term.

    Well, good luck!

    I can’t wait for the AI bubble to burst. It’s going to be hilarious to see these kinds of CEOs falling flat on their faces. Unfortunately, it will not be the CEOs who will suffer the most from the consequences.

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      3 months ago

      The funny thing is it’s easier to replace salespeople with AI than developers. They should be losing salespeople first!

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        3 months ago

        No man, sales people are far more important to the bottom line. Profits first, then working product in the future. It’s genius, no way that model could go wrong

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        3 months ago

        It’s not about business optimization, it’s about not having to defer to someone’s knowledge from the position of power.

        AI bubble makes so much sense when you start looking at it this way.

        • SirActionSack@aussie.zone
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          3 months ago

          I think it’s just that MBA types see engineering and support as costing money and sales as making money.

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      3 months ago

      I hope it bursts soon. It’s not creating any hiring activity, which is what we little people in the industry need. But it is disruptively shifting things around and stealing funding from everything else as companies panic to put forth some kind of trash so they aren’t seen as being “behind.”

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      3 months ago

      Reality is, they will just rebrand employees.

      You’re not a developer anymore, but a customer satisfaction consultant. Same job as before, but technically not a developer!!

      Also, this is a great way to reduce headcount while seeming innovative to the market ghouls.