Overview
- A self-identified 2025 IIT graduate at a large multinational wrote on Reddit that their SDE job offers no serious tasks, leaving them to pass workdays watching short videos.
- The poster said an initial generative AI assignment was scrapped before they were moved to a maintenance-heavy team with almost no actual development.
- They described a draining team culture with senior colleagues focused only on their own tasks, which they said blocks collaboration and learning.
- The poster argued that AI tools now complete the small tasks that once taught juniors core skills, reducing chances to learn by doing.
- As the post spread widely online, commenters urged upskilling or a job switch, while the poster said they hesitate to leave given a competitive market.