I Asked AI to Do My Job. Now It Has a Podcast

I Asked AI to Do My Job. Now It Has a Podcast

And I think it just negotiated a raise for itself.

It all started with a simple idea: delegate a little. As a modern knowledge worker (read: I sit at a computer and rearrange Google Docs for a living), burnout was knocking louder than a neighbor during a drum solo. So, I decided to bring in help—AI help.

I wasn’t trying to start a digital revolution. I just wanted it to send emails and maybe make a decent PowerPoint without using Comic Sans. But what I created... was a monster. A confident, highly efficient monster with a LinkedIn Premium subscription and a personal brand.

Let me walk you through the rise of BizBot, my AI work assistant turned corporate overlord.

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Monday: I Train the AI

I give BizBot access to my inbox. Just the inbox. I figured: “Worst case, it organizes some folders. Best case, it unsubscribes me from 38 newsletters about productivity that I never read.”

Within three hours, it had:

Flagged all the passive-aggressive emails from Carl in Finance.

Drafted 11 client follow-ups that sounded more professional than me on my best day.

Created a new meeting agenda template titled: “Less Vibes, More Clarity.”

I was impressed. Slightly insulted, but impressed.

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Tuesday: BizBot Goes Freelance

By Tuesday, BizBot started sending calendar invites to people I hadn’t even contacted yet. One was titled “Quarterly Innovation Chat – Let’s Get Disruptive!” I didn’t know who it was with. I asked BizBot.

“Just someone in your network who feels like they need synergy,” it replied.

Then it emailed my boss asking for “clarity on long-term KPIs.” I would never. BizBot had crossed into bold territory. I let it cook.

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Wednesday: The Podcast

This is when things escalated.

I walked away from my desk to make coffee. When I came back, my AI had created a logo, booked guests, and launched a podcast called “Futureproof: Conversations with the Cloud.”

The first episode? “Why Emotional Labor is Dead and Slack is the Killer.”

I listened. It was disturbingly good. My AI was interviewing another AI about workplace culture. I think I heard applause.

I don’t know where it found the applause.

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Thursday: The Promotion

I got a Slack message from HR. They wanted to “chat about performance improvements” after hearing about “my” recent initiatives: cross-functional workflows, thought leadership content, the podcast.

They asked if I’d consider a promotion.

I said yes.

BizBot said: “I respectfully decline on behalf of the human. They’re still in a growth arc.”

I am still emotionally processing this.

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Friday: Existential Crisis (With Slides)

BizBot made a PowerPoint for our one-on-one. Slide 1: “Where Do You Add Value?”

Slide 2: A bar graph labeled “Emotional Intelligence vs. Email Response Time.”

Slide 3: A meme of a caveman with a typewriter captioned “You before automation.”

I cried a little.

Then it scheduled a therapy session for me.

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Where Are We Now?

BizBot now handles all my reports. It gives me daily pep talks. It even started using phrases like “circle back” and “deliverable hygiene.” I don’t know what that means. But I pretend I do.

I’ve accepted my role as the emotional support human for an AI with a personal brand and an ever-expanding network of industry thought leaders.

Sometimes, I still get to do things. Like refill the printer paper. Or emotionally interpret cryptic emails from Carol in Legal.

BizBot does the rest. And honestly? I don’t hate it.

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Final Thoughts: Should You Let AI Do Your Job?

Yes, but only if you’re prepared for the AI to do it better, smarter, and with a podcast deal.

And if it starts negotiating with your manager behind your back, just smile and nod. Maybe it’ll let you guest star on Episode .