Is the “Adobe Magic” just manual labor now?

we · 2026-04-24T06:40:11.186Z

The office feels like a sprawling, half-empty mansion. Since the cuts, the hallways in San Jose are quiet, but my Slack pings have tripled. It’s the classic “do more with less” script, but the exhaustion is starting to hit differently when you’re picking up the slack for projects you didn’t even know existed a month ago. I’m currently juggling two workflows that used to be separate departments. It’s chaotic, and honestly, the cognitive load is staggering. But I’m looking at the product roadmap—the generative AI integration we’re pushing—and there’s a flicker of actual excitement there. If we can survive this transition, the tech we’re building is genuinely world-altering. I’m staying, but I’m keeping my eyes on the horizon. I’m hoping leadership realizes that "agility" isn't just code for "making the survivors work double shifts." I’m holding on for the vision, but my battery is definitely hovering in the single digits. Let’s see if we actually ship this or just burn out trying.

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