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Ask Flex / Automating repetitive tasks

Ask Flex

Should you automate your job?

Yes, the repeats. In the open.

Where the hours go

"Six hours on the report. Two on the same emails. Checking: whenever."

"The report drafts itself. I check it. Two hours back."

What your boss sees

"Busy. Always a little behind."

"The report, on time, checked, with a note on what changed."

An example. Your company's rules come first.

Flex's short answer

The repeat parts, yes, and do it in the open: check what your company allows, then hand off what's the same every time. You were hired for your judgment, not your typing, and you'll have more time for the judgment part.

✱ Flex's tips

Do it in the open.

1

Ask what's allowed

Which tools, which files. One email to IT.

2

Hand off the repeats

Same steps every time. Those first.

3

Keep the checking

Your name is on it. You read it.

4

Say what you did

"I set the report up to update itself."

Try this in your own Claude or ChatGPT

I'm thinking about using AI for the repeat parts of my job. Help me write a short, friendly message to my manager or IT asking which AI tools we're allowed to use at work and which kinds of files can go into them. Then list three repeat tasks from this description of my job that would be safe to start with once I have the answer: [describe your job].

Before you paste work stuff into any AI, check what your company allows.
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✱ What people ask
What happens when people automate their job?

Most of the stories people share come down to the same thing: the grind moved, the judgment stayed, and the hours came back.

Does AI automate repetitive tasks?

Yes, that's the part it's best at. The same steps every time.

How do I automate my job once I've checked?

One repeat task at a time, written as steps. Flex has a page on it.

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