Every job is a job on some days.

I've said this to my kids and others I've mentored over the years. I've probably written that here, and I truly believe it. When you work at a job, some days are bad days. There are always days you don't want to do the work. There are also likely some days that you dread starting. Whether you work for someone else or run your own business, there will be times you aren't completely in control of the work and wonder how you ended up in this situation. Even if you're self-employed, you have clients that sometimes dictate your day.

I've worked for myself in the past, and I currently have an amazing job as an advocate/architect with Redgate Software. I get to travel all over and talk about AI readiness, DevOps / Database Change Management, Database Intelligence, and random SQL Server stuff. Usually it's a lot of fun, but at times it can be hard. If you see me not engaging at an event, it might be that I've been on the road a lot while still having lots of other work commitments to manage. I might be worn out and need a break. Those often are tough days. (FYI - We always need good people and have a few spots open.)

Lately I've been hearing people talk a bit about AI and how it sometimes takes the joy out of work. That might be because it's doing the stuff you enjoy doing. This conversation with Casey Muratori on using AI is revealing. He's not using AI because he loves programming. He doesn't want to have AI doing his coding.

That's interesting, and it got me thinking about daily tasks, the things we do and what we might send off to be handled by an assistant.

What things do you not want to do at your job?

That's the question today. Let me know what things you wish you could get someone else to do, or some robot to handle for you. I know lots of people wish they had a robot to do the laundry or dishes at home. What tasks at work would you want a trustworthy helper to handle?