We live in a world today, and it is easy to create a false reality. It was the internet and now AI. Reading the "Just Meats" story reminded me of what my brother went through in Northern California with a flooring company. Eventually, everything that was installed incorrectly was fixed, but a few months later, the company closed. (It had multiple locations, internet presence, etc.)
It also reminded me of when I was a risk analyst in the mortgage industry. A year after my job was eliminated, the company and industry collapsed. About two years later, the CEO started another mortgage company. The CFO, who I knew, took the fall and went to prison for a few years.
Here I am right now, fighting with the health insurance company to get my father into a rehabilitation facility. He fell and broke his hip. He had hip replacement surgery on December 20th. We thought everything was set to go, but we discovered today that he was denied again. (It costs the insurance more money for him to be in the hospital than transferring him to the rehabilitation facility. Additionally, hearing how the decisions are being made using AI is mind-blowing.)
At this stage of my life and career, I measure success by my work ethic. It is about caring about my clients' success. Yes, I am a small fish in a big pond and have been fortunate to engage with a few enterprise clients along the journey. Even through the personal chaos, I managed to have a client call and complete the project.
We live in a world today, and it is easy to create a false reality. It was the internet and now AI. Reading the "Just Meats" story reminded me of what my brother went through in Northern California with a flooring company. Eventually, everything that was installed incorrectly was fixed, but a few months later, the company closed. (It had multiple locations, internet presence, etc.)
It also reminded me of when I was a risk analyst in the mortgage industry. A year after my job was eliminated, the company and industry collapsed. About two years later, the CEO started another mortgage company. The CFO, who I knew, took the fall and went to prison for a few years.
Here I am right now, fighting with the health insurance company to get my father into a rehabilitation facility. He fell and broke his hip. He had hip replacement surgery on December 20th. We thought everything was set to go, but we discovered today that he was denied again. (It costs the insurance more money for him to be in the hospital than transferring him to the rehabilitation facility. Additionally, hearing how the decisions are being made using AI is mind-blowing.)
At this stage of my life and career, I measure success by my work ethic. It is about caring about my clients' success. Yes, I am a small fish in a big pond and have been fortunate to engage with a few enterprise clients along the journey. Even through the personal chaos, I managed to have a client call and complete the project.
i can only imagine the messes we are going to get into with AI helping us to fake it even more.
I have riches people like that can never have, because they can't be bought or stolen.
Love that