{
  "id": 9321812,
  "title": "Engineer's 'unhappy post' on 'horrible state of engineering right now’ goes viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/engineers-unhappy-post-on-horrible-state-of-engineering-right-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T10:41:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/engineers-viral-unhappy-post-that-says-state-of-engineering-right-now-is-horrible-it-has-been-goes-viral-gets-millions-of-views/articleshow/134432698.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A viral post by an engineer has shed light on growing concerns around the integration of AI in software development. Employees are feeling the strain as they're compelled to endorse AI-generated outputs with little to no input, leading to increased workloads. Many find themselves clocking long hours, grappling with unresolved challenges and a lack of job fulfillment. This mounting pressure is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}