> The key is to know when the rope is about to break, and then disconnect from that company and start the process again with another company, aligned in your direction

This post helped me a lot tonight, thank you

I've been feeling this tension building like crazy over the past few months as my employer has been pushing AI mandates and metrics hard. It's been making me miserable, my productivity is crashing and I wish I could ask them to just lay me off already so I can move on

I am very discouraged about the job market right now and I do not relish jobhunting at the moment, but I think you're right. It's time to move on for my own sake and try to find something new