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A commenter expresses frustration with the agenda for this year's Gartner Symposium, noting it is overwhelmingly focused on AI and how to push it to employees, which they perceive as a sign of over-investment in "enshittification tools."

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RedditSep 25, 2026By u/Mundane-Jump-7546

r/humanresources

Friday Vent Thread [N/A]

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  • [comment u/erincandice] Seeing this after just reviewing the Gartner Symposium agenda for this year. 😅 had a hell of a time trying to find anything that wasn’t centered around or plugging in AI.

  • [comment u/erincandice] Not 1 but several seminars over the days of how to push it to your employees, just worded differently. Totally cant tell they over-invested in AI tools and need us to push the use of their enshittification tools.

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  • “Will AI fix my senior leader who keeps lying to my face? I wish it could.”

    u/goodvibezone59 points · Sep 25, 2026View

  • “Seeing this after just reviewing the Gartner Symposium agenda for this year. 😅 had a hell of a time trying to find anything that wasn’t centered around or plugging in AI. Not 1 but several seminars over the days of how to push it to your employees, just worded differently. Totally cant tell they over-invested in AI tools and need us to push the use of their enshittification tools. Edit: I also”

    u/erincandice29 points · Sep 25, 2026View

  • “Went to our local SHRM chapter all day event yesterday. Zero men in attendance outside of vendors, and guess what the theme was? Sports. 🤐 I’m so tired of useless events where all the speakers are trying to sell you something. I don’t want to hear about how your brokerage is better than mine. I want a deep dive into a complex new law or investigations or ANYTHING useful. Oh, and a slight sc”

    u/dontmesswithtess16 points · Sep 25, 2026View

  • “Eevee is the cutest!! Attended a webinar about the new online portal for Michigan minor work permits and holy shit was it rough. I’m thrilled to get away from paper but dear gods they did not think the platform through”

    u/Hunterofshadows15 points · Sep 25, 2026View

  • “So, so tired of people who expect complete deference from everyone around them but have no appreciation or respect for others. How come no one ever talks about torchic.”

    u/goopgirl15 points · Sep 25, 2026View

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