We’re basically being told on the downlow by our managers that “they” can see how often we’re using CoPilot (AI). They forced it into our performance goals. So if we don’t use AI enough (no, “enough” has not been clearly defined of course), we won’t meet our performance objectives for the year.
Our screensavers are about AI.
Personally I would like to see them address how this objective isn’t causing yet another drain on our natural resources, but of course that’ll never happen.
@17j Prompt: How did they get Sydney Sweeney up on that basketball hoop?
Response: Production crews utilized standard Hollywood camera rigs, studio ladders, and digital editing tricks to position Sydney Sweeney atop the basketball hoop for her viral Novig commercial. [1, 2]
While the finalized commercial shows a wide shot of her smoothly balancing and spinning a basketball, the actual sequence was built using standard television production methods:
• Reinforced Backboards & Rigging: Standard commercial backboards are heavily reinforced to support the weight of dunking athletes, making them structurally sound enough to support a person sitting on the rim or the top framework.
• Studio Assistance & Safety: Sweeney was positioned on the hoop utilizing production ladders, safety steps, or mechanical lifts before the cameras rolled, ensuring her safety while getting into place.
• Camera Placement & Zoom Effects: The commercial utilizes a dramatic camera zoom-out. This is achieved using a combination of a mechanical camera crane (or jib arm) and a specialized zoom lens, allowing the camera to seamlessly pull away and reveal the height of the hoop. [3, 4]
• Digital Cleanup: Any structural supports, safety mats directly beneath her, or spotters required for the sequence were seamlessly edited out using digital post-production and chroma-key cleanup.
Would you like to know more about the creative concept behind the ad, the backlash from female athletes, or her role as an equity partner in the company?
@17j Weekly tokens prove my point. Productivity, efficiency, innovation, etc. are all capped by weekly tokens, but no one is actually checking "how" the AI is being used. They lose credibility with their supposed "AI goal". Not asking for big brother surveillance, as this place sure has enough, but just a well thought out AI plan, which is lacking. If the c suite repeat enough buzzwords, maybe it will all magically come true, as they sit back and collect their millions.
@bg LOL use all of those prompts and you just might use up your weekly tokens.
Anybody who didn't think they were monitoring usage is naive at best.
@114 very true. The AI goal is continued window dressing from this place. Everyone's AI use and impact will be different, across teams, across departments and globally. How is the company measuring one person is using AI better than the next person? They can't. They can track number of prompts. So if I ask co pilot for sports scores, breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes every single day, it looks like I am using it a lot.
Not a very well kept secret but your performance reviews aren’t based upon your performance. It’s just what the manages fight for you vs every other manager fighting for theirs. And they have quotas on tiers. Also they’ve decided your rating long before your PDP 1-2 pagers are done and the rarely if ever look at them unless it’s to justify your unfair review. So the AI as part of your review is only something they can use if they sc--w you.
@fj That's great. That's great.
Copilot is the bridge to MetIQ
I asked CoPilot to check my priorities for today. But my manager override it by his priority item.
CoPilot- how would we replace the ML c-suite with people who actually GAF about employees?
Ok But....RIS promised every employee in the LOB would have copilot licenses in June. We (the non-sycophants) are now 12 weeks later, without said copilot licenses.
@aw Another way to go would be to prompt; "Teach me x" or "Tell my how y works" or "How does z ...?"
Examples:
Teach me how to install Python and write a simple program.
Tell me how the claims process works at MetLife.
How does the fraud detection process work at MetLife?
What would I need to know to advance to the next level?
Teach me how AVIP works at MetLife?
Teach me something I likely don't know about Microsoft Word that would be useful.
Tell me how to better interact with AI.
Teach me how the organization structure at MetLife works.
Teach me about interest rates and how they affect insurance.
Tell me how commercial real estate investing works for an insurance company.
How is MetLife using AI right now? How effective is it?
How do stock buy-backs work? Why does the company do it? What alternative do they have and what does it say about those alternatives?
How did they get Sydney Sweeney up on that basketball hoop?
The basic idea is learn something you don't know. It helps if you are actually interested in it. Now you are going to say "this isn't my job". True enough. But broadening your knowledge makes you more valuable, and if the company fusses "you shouldn't be asking these things", you'll know what to do.
@aw How about: "Good morning Copilot. Please read my email and calendar then describe in detail one job action that I can start today that will demonstrate progress toward my performance goals which you can find in the attached file "performance_objectives2026.txt".
Give me an example so I can use copilot each day please
If they measure A.I. use, that's what they'll get:
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kstpbknw
I use AI everyday for personal use. But it is stupid to make "use AI" a performance goal.
Do you know what that means, boys and girls? That's right: The company has NO IDEA whether you are meeting actual performance goals. They have little idea of what you actually do and how it contributes.
But, if they can get you to communicate with AI, they (well, A.I., actually -- they are too lazy to do it themselves) can figure out what you are working on, what you know, and what you don't know.
That said, you should use AI some each day. Otherwise, you'll be designated a Luddite and slated for the chopping block. (unless, of course, that's what you want ...)
I'm glad to see companies enforcing AI use. How would you encourage people to use the tool? Try to focus on the good of the company and not negative banter.
Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?