Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

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Bookmark: Workplace loneliness isn’t getting better [new data]

Discover new data revealing the rise of workplace loneliness and its impact on mental health. Explore effective solutions to foster connection at work.

I’ve just read an eye-opening piece from aaask on the persistent issue of workplace loneliness. The article examines how both remote and on-site workers are experiencing a disconnect despite numerous communication tools. It’s particularly striking how this loneliness is affecting mental health and career growth. Their exploration of solutions like increased virtual check-ins and casual conversations is well worth a look.

“In fact, 76% of people said workplace loneliness has negatively impacted their mental health, with 40% adding that the impact had been severe.”

Workplace Loneliness Isn’t Getting Better [New Data]

Why customer tools are organized wrong

This article reveals a fundamental flaw in how customer support tools are designed—organizing by interaction type instead of by customer—and explains why this fragmentation wastes time and obscures the full picture you need to help users effectively.

Infrastructure shapes thought

The tools you build determine what kinds of thinking become possible. On infrastructure, friction, and building deliberately for thought rather than just throughput.

Server-side dashboard architecture: Why moving data fetching off the browser changes everything

How choosing server-side rendering solved security, CORS, and credential management problems I didn't know I had.

The work of being available now

A book on AI, judgment, and staying human at work.

The practice of work in progress

Practical essays on how work actually gets done.

Junior engineers didn't become profitable overnight. The work did.

We've been celebrating that AI made junior engineers profitable. That's not what happened. AI made it economically viable to give them access to work that actually builds judgment, work we always knew

Three projects, three opposite methods, all monster output days: what that taught me about when process helps and when it's just comfort

I've been running a portfolio of software projects using a mix of autonomous AI pipelines and human-led parallel agent sessions. Yesterday, three different projects had monster output days — and th...

What happens when the pipeline doesn't need you

So here's something I noticed today that I want to sit with. I run several projects that use autonomous pipelines — AI systems that pick up tasks, write code, open pull requests, ship changes. One ...

Article analysis: Amazon indicates employees can quit if they don’’t like its return-to-office mandate

Amazon tells employees unhappy with its return-to-office policy to seek other jobs, highlighting tensions between corporate mandates and remote work...

Bookmark: Dell’s CEO, michael dell, requires full in-office work starting from march

Dell CEO Michael Dell mandates full in-office work from March, emphasizing the benefits of face-to-face collaboration for improved team performance.

Article analysis: The AI advantage: Why return-to-office mandates are a step back

Explore how return-to-office mandates hinder workplace progress and trust, while AI-driven hybrid models boost employee morale and productivity.