I installed Claude Cowork yesterday
2 hours later it had produced:
- 14 job descriptions I'd been "getting to" since November
- Q1 marketing strategy doc (with budget allocations)
- 47 partner emails I'd been avoiding
- Website copy for 3 announcements we hadn't even scheduled yet
- A brand voice guide I promised the team 6 months ago
- Responses to 23 LinkedIn DMs from people I'd left on read
2 months of work. 2 hours.
I panicked and closed my laptop. Opened Slack to look busy. Realized there was nothing to do.
Took a walk. Got coffee. Reorganized my desk. Took another walk.
It's now 11am the next day and I'm writing this tweet because I genuinely don't know what my job is anymore.
My calendar is empty. My to-do list is empty. My inbox is empty.
I have a 1:1 with my manager at 2pm and I'm trying to figure out how to explain that I'm both more productive than ever and also completely useless.