I Asked for $500/Month. My Company Spent $470K on AI Instead. Then I Quit.

I Asked for $500/Month. My Company Spent $470K on AI Instead. Then I Quit. A story about what $500 couldn't buy, what $470K couldn't fix, and an 87-day countdown on a door that wouldn't open again. Your company bought AI this year. How much did it cost? Are you sure that money bought technology — or did it buy a "we're doing AI too" slide deck, and a nicer-looking résumé for someone else? 1 The pay cut notice went out to the whole department by email. Red title bar. Three lines of...