The Ups and Downs of a ‘Techno-Optimist’ with a Side Hustle
Meet Amitabh, the 34-year-old wonder who is reportedly pulling in a mind-boggling $200 per hour working for micro1. Yes, you read that right! Forget flipping burgers or teaching kids how to code; we’ve found the fountain of youth—or at least a well-paying side gig that gives new meaning to “work smarter, not harder.”
A company spokesperson has disclosed that our friend Amitabh has raked in nearly $300,000 (a cool Rs 2.69 crore for those still on the old-school currency) since the dawn of January. This impressive figure includes bonuses that are presumably given for ‘Project Completion’ and not just for simply showing up. Who knew getting paid could feel this much like a game show?
Now, let’s talk motivation. Surprisingly, Amitabh claims that cash isn’t his primary driver. Shocking, right? He finds the overlap between his personal interests and the role more enticing than a hefty paycheck. “Respectable compensation” is how he describes his earnings for a job that apparently requires the kind of expertise usually reserved for rocket scientists or the guy who orders the right pizza toppings.
With an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in moral philosophy from Oxford, Amitabh truly embodies the phrase “I’m not just an expert; I’m an overachiever.” After spending over six years in business development at Microsoft, working on cloud computing and AI partnerships, you could say he’s practically redefining what it means to be a modern Renaissance man—if Renaissance men also tweeted about their emotional struggles.
Amitabh has even penned a book on the “side-hustle revolution.” Let’s take a moment to appreciate the irony: he’s maneuvered his way into a world where even heavyweights like him are hawking self-help literature. His master’s thesis on how AI will impact achievement would surely give a long pause to every overworked employee staring blankly at their lunch—because who doesn’t want to analyze their life choices under the judgment of algorithms?
Admittedly, he acknowledges the job is “intellectually quite demanding.” You’d better believe it! As AI models learn and improve with every keystroke, experts like Amitabh must consistently expand their already ballooning knowledge base. Picture a hamster running on a wheel that’s made of ones and zeros—exhilarating, yet utterly exhausting.
Straddling the thin line between “techno-optimist and techno-realist,” Amitabh thinks AI could transform jobs for the better! An analysis from the World Economic Forum predicts a net gain of 78 million jobs by 2030, which sounds like a charming way to say, “Don’t worry; robots will do all the hard stuff while we sip margaritas!” Amitabh insists that this collective fear of AI could even push us to be better versions of ourselves. Talk about a silver lining! Maybe the future isn’t so bleak after all—unless, of course, you’re a job that doesn’t involve tech-savvy talent.
