it's likely always been this way & I had a luck for a tiny amount of time, but work in large orgs seems to have had a larger push towards the tracking the artifacts of planning and metrics of work, vs. the outcomes. some is necessary. but, it's unsurprising that people are searching for meaning.
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Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? | NOEMA
A lot of people seem to be realizing that knowledge work is mostly pointless. AI might give us the pleasure of finding out what happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers.