>>1342
Hindustan Times, Indian Express and other legacy media are sure to downsize due to AI automation. Can expect a 60hr/week (minimum) for a foot in the door job in Tier 1 cities. Copy editor/ Proofreader-> Editorial (junior to senior) roles. Only the 1% thrives and the rest chokes. Of course, there won't be paid leaves. Higher ups couldn't care less, they will be sure to replace you the moment you are taking leaves for health and safety concerns implying you have lost your touch/ efficiency. You'll be back to job hunting and the longer it takes, the higher the gap in your CV is. (Gap in your CV means you are "damaged" according to Indian standards, idk how it's in foreign countries.)
It's mostly seen as a richfag's side hustle despite the job mandating a full time devotion. Yes career trajectory is decent but too much variables. Expect to live constantly on edge. My respect for those senior editors is immense. Sure it was easier before 2010, but current scenario where media houses will be even more desperate to cut costs because their investors are panicking. They won't say, "Oh, AI is a bubble, let's hire expensive humans again." They will say, "We are broke. Fire 20% of the staff and make the survivors use the cheap AI tools." Plus, I still would have lost the race against inflation by a mile if I got lucky i.e. hit big.
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>>1342
Hindustan Times, Indian Express and other legacy media are sure to downsize due to AI automation. Can expect a 60hr/week (minimum) for a foot in the door job in Tier 1 cities. Copy editor/ Proofreader-> Editorial (junior to senior) roles. Only the 1% thrives and the rest chokes. Of course, there won't be paid leaves. Higher ups couldn't care less, they will be sure to replace you the moment you are taking leaves for health and safety concerns implying you have lost your touch/ efficiency. You'll be back to job hunting and the longer it takes, the higher the gap in your CV is. (Gap in your CV means you are "damaged" according to Indian standards, idk how it's in foreign countries.)
It's mostly seen as a richfag's side hustle despite the job mandating a full time devotion. Yes career trajectory is decent but too much variables. Expect to live constantly on edge. My respect for those senior editors is immense. Sure it was easier before 2010, but current scenario where media houses will be even more desperate to cut costs because their investors are panicking. They won't say, "Oh, AI is a bubble, let's hire expensive humans again." They will say, "We are broke. Fire 20% of the staff and make the survivors use the cheap AI tools." Plus, I still would have lost the race against inflation by a mile if I got lucky i.e. hit big.
