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Yes the solution is pretty simple here. You have no obligation to work weekends unless you're getting some direct monetary benefit from it. That's not how you

by dmix 3y ago

Yes the solution is pretty simple here. You have no obligation to work weekends unless you're getting some direct monetary benefit from it. That's not how you create great things anyway, that's just what naive 20yr olds think hard work looks like. Rushing things, not taking breaks, or ever disconnecting your brain vs creating a consistent high output rhythm over a long period by getting into the zone, and only slamming for legit emergencies.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> You have no obligation to work weekends unless you're getting some direct monetary benefit from it. That's not how you create great things anyway It shouldn’t be systematically. But when I did a start-up, this was an opening that let us displace—in one case, put out of business—the competition: identifying the moments where working unconventionally creates asymmetric value. Also, we’re talking about AI engineers. If you’re being paid seven figures and refusing to ever work weekends you should seek out a lifestyle role. (And to be clear, I have a tonne of respect for people who make that choice. You’re just not going to command a multi-million dollar comp package.)
- 2024throwaway 3y ago
  Where does this trope keep coming from that all AI engineers make 7 figures? I'm technically an "AI engineer" but I barely make 1/5th that amount. Not every AI engineer is a PhD holder creating new models from whole cloth. Some of us fell into it, and handle more mundane bits, like orchestration, deployment, and integration of models into existing software.
- dmix 3y ago
  > But when I did a start-up, this was an opening that let us displace—in one case, put out of business—the competition if you have stock then you will be rewarded for your weekend work, otherwise you're a chump for working weekends absent an emergency like downtime or going out of business.
xyst 3y ago
wish more people would adopt the “fuck you, pay me” model. Too many fools in this industry that bend which makes it much harder to negotiate. Tech needs to be unionized.

by dmix 3y ago

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> You have no obligation to work weekends unless you're getting some direct monetary benefit from it. That's not how you create great things anyway It shouldn’t be systematically. But when I did a start-up, this was an opening that let us displace—in one case, put out of business—the competition: identifying the moments where working unconventionally creates asymmetric value. Also, we’re talking about AI engineers. If you’re being paid seven figures and refusing to ever work weekends you should seek out a lifestyle role. (And to be clear, I have a tonne of respect for people who make that choice. You’re just not going to command a multi-million dollar comp package.)

2024throwaway 3y ago
Where does this trope keep coming from that all AI engineers make 7 figures? I'm technically an "AI engineer" but I barely make 1/5th that amount. Not every AI engineer is a PhD holder creating new models from whole cloth. Some of us fell into it, and handle more mundane bits, like orchestration, deployment, and integration of models into existing software.
dmix 3y ago
> But when I did a start-up, this was an opening that let us displace—in one case, put out of business—the competition if you have stock then you will be rewarded for your weekend work, otherwise you're a chump for working weekends absent an emergency like downtime or going out of business.

xyst 3y ago

wish more people would adopt the “fuck you, pay me” model. Too many fools in this industry that bend which makes it much harder to negotiate. Tech needs to be unionized.