Thread regarding Sabre Holdings layoffs

@4x3 True but most don't understand how to use LLMs safely.

When googling, the user is required to use critical thinking skills to evaluate the search results to determine correctness based upon factors like the quality, reputation, plausibility, and confirmability.

When using an LLM, the user is required to google to evaluate the LLM results to determine correctness, but most LLM users are not smart enough to understand that so they don't bother.

Most LLM users do not understand that blindly trusting that LLM results are correct is equivalent to using the google "feeling lucky" button back in the day. Hardly anyone used the "feeling lucky" button because they understood that simply going directly to the first search result skipped the very important correctness check. Sure that was faster, but if correctness is necessary then correctness checking isn't optional.

When people understand that LLM results cannot be trusted to be correct and must always have the correctness of each result checked, then that changes their usefulness dramatically.

@a1 Saying things like "Ai" skills is like saying "googling skills". There is no real skill involved. This is the general idea of this set of technologies - any uneducated d-mb should be able to use them.

@sw Ah, the typical managerial gaslighting exercise in blaming workers for what you done to them. Everybody should be happy with how you are sc--wing them - some are fired, and who haven't somehow should work even more for the same money.

Back to theme of this thread. Focus on yourself. Throwing shade within Sabre doesn’t help anyone. No matter whether it’s true or not.

People who were fired are moving on, people staying are trying to deal with the challenges. We are doing our best, extra negative noise doesn’t help.

Marketing stretching the narrative beyond anything credible might make marketing feel good inside their self congratulating bubble but the disconnect from the rest of the business at the working level is causing so much friction. Zero listening (they know better cos they are from Travelport) zero interest in alignment or other teams objectives.

The arrogance is painful to observe.

How brutal can this be compared to the times where you are told to go on furlough for a month and before the month ended, you received a call to say your position has been made redundant.

The advice to focus on yourself is really helpful. Control what you can and set clear boundaries with the workplace. The culture and the environment being constructed by the executives isn’t conducive to transformational performance, if people don’t feel safe. Burning yourself out will not mean your job is secure.

A previous CHRO Kim Warmbier said ‘even when we exit people, we treat them with dignity’. In contrast the way these layoffs have been handled, with highly respected individuals leaving, has been so disappointing. No ‘thank-you’or appreciation or chances for colleagues to show gratitude. It stinks. And reminds us how we will be treated in future.

The hypocrisy at the ELT level is so evident regarding hybrid working, this impacts culture too. Hiring remote but forcing people into empty offices does not create trust.

And will not save Sabre from the downward slide it’s been on since Oak, TS2.0, project 25 or any other failed attempt at transformation by slashing cost.

Neither will Marketing campaigns that customers just laugh at, because when they ask their account teams for roadmaps to back it up -there’s nothing there ! There is nothing to buy. And no capex to invest.

@a1 I’d like to add… just get out of tech altogether. I did and have never been happier. I make less than I did at corporate cube-farm Sabre he-l, but I’m happier than I have ever been in my professional life! I hope everyone finds something they truly love, not why they feel trapped into doing because it’s all they have ever known or are somehow married to some salary. There is a wonderful life outside of Sabre. Get out of there and go live in happiness!

Here is my advise if you are still here - Focus on yourself

• Work a regular day. Don't start your days very early in the morning or work late at night. If you do, take healthy breaks.
• Take your PTOs and when you do, just disconnect. Don't check emails, don't dial into meetings, ignore your messages.
• Focus on your health, spending time with friends and family.
• Focus on building your skills - in this AI age, don't get left behind. Make time to pick up AI skills.
• Network in Real Life - Connecting with people in the real world is better than having tons of LinkedIn connnections.

Good luck to all.