{"id":16458,"date":"2025-08-28T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16458"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:05:48","slug":"over-half-of-professionals-are-so-annoyed-by-ai-trainings-they-say-it-feels-like-a-second-job-linkedin-survey-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16458","title":{"rendered":"Over half of professionals are so annoyed by AI trainings they say it feels like a second job, LinkedIn survey finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over half of professionals report that\u00a0AI trainings feel like a second job, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-infor?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscommunicators&amp;stream=business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-infor?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscommunicators&amp;stream=business\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">recent LinkedIn survey<\/a>, highlighting widespread frustration among workers with the proliferation of workplace automation programs.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A majority of respondents (51%) expressed irritation with the intensity and frequency of\u00a0AI training requirements, stating that it\u2019s interfering with their core job responsibilities and contributing to burnout. Employees cited dense training modules, unrealistic deadlines, and a lack of clarity about practical benefits as key sources of dissatisfaction. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/linkedin\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/linkedin\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">LinkedIn<\/a> found an 82% increase in people posting on the platform about feeling overwhelmed and navigating change this year. \u201cThe mounting pressure to upskill in AI is fueling insecurity among professionals at work \u2014 with a third (33%) admitting they feel embarrassed by how little they understand it, and 35% saying they feel nervous talking about AI at work for fear of sounding uninformed,\u201d LinkedIn wrote.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"workplace-impact\">Workplace impact<\/h2>\n<p>These findings come as employers increase investment in upskilling efforts designed to help staff adapt to new AI-based processes. Instead of feeling empowered, many professionals say these trainings add stress and extend their working hours, often without extra compensation or real improvements to workflow.<\/p>\n<p>There are real consequences for this and anecdotal evidence that workers are rational to feel insecure. IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/17\/ceo-laid-off-80-percent-workforce-ai-sabotage\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/17\/ceo-laid-off-80-percent-workforce-ai-sabotage\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">told <em>Fortune<\/em><\/a> earlier this month that he laid off nearly 80% of his staff after they failed to respond to AI training, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshuawohle?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAChTk0BAdrIaFcns7Wy5KxaYsu5-9ebcyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshuawohle?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAChTk0BAdrIaFcns7Wy5KxaYsu5-9ebcyo\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">Joshua W\u00f6hle<\/a> of Mindstone relayed a similar story of a client\/CEO who ordered his staff to dedicate all Fridays to AI retraining, and invited them to leave the company if they didn\u2019t have a constructive report back on their findings. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The survey also found that, amid the flood of AI-related content and programs, professionals are increasingly turning to their networks\u2014rather than official corporate resources or search engines\u2014for trusted advice and support in navigating workplace changes. Some 43% of professionals say \u201ctheir network, the people they know, is still their #1 source for advice at work,\u201d ahead of search engines and AI tools. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of professionals say colleagues are helping them make decisions faster and more confidently.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2025\/networks--not-ai-or-search--are-the--1-trusted-source-amid-info\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mounting frustration with mandatory\u00a0AI trainings\u00a0may be just the tip of the iceberg. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/18\/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/18\/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">MIT study found that 95% of generative AI pilots<\/a> at enterprises have failed to deliver any measurable return on investment\u2014fueling <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/24\/is-ai-a-bubble-market-crash-gary-marcus-openai-gpt5\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/24\/is-ai-a-bubble-market-crash-gary-marcus-openai-gpt5\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">growing concerns over an\u00a0AI stock bubble<\/a>\u00a0as corporate spending and investor hype far outweigh results. It seems to be tied with this frustration over ineffective or stumbling AI training efforts.<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/18\/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/18\/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mits-sobering-findings\">MIT\u2019s sobering findings<\/h2>\n<p>The MIT NANDA report analyzed hundreds of AI deployments and found only 5% produced rapid revenue acceleration or noticeable operational improvements. The majority of pilots stall in the testing phase or get abandoned, with large companies taking nearly a year to scale projects that rarely succeed. Flawed enterprise integration and a gap in AI literacy\u2014not just model quality\u2014were cited as the main barriers.<a href=\"https:\/\/loris.ai\/blog\/mit-study-95-of-ai-projects-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/loris.ai\/blog\/mit-study-95-of-ai-projects-fail\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/loris.ai\/blog\/mit-study-95-of-ai-projects-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/loris.ai\/blog\/mit-study-95-of-ai-projects-fail\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wall Street and institutional investors are sounding the alarm, worried that record AI investments aren\u2019t translating to profits and could trigger a painful reckoning for overvalued tech stocks. Some have started trimming exposure, fearing that the gap between reality and hype may be unsustainable, reminiscent of prior tech bubbles. The all-important <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/nvidia\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/nvidia\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">Nvidia<\/a> earnings on Wednesday illustrate the jitters, as <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/27\/nvidia-earnings-market-reaction-chips-stocks-ai-bubble-fears\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/27\/nvidia-earnings-market-reaction-chips-stocks-ai-bubble-fears\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">record revenue still failed to prevent<\/a> investors taking a few percentage points off the stock.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jaimecatmull\/2025\/08\/22\/mit-says-95-of-enterprise-ai-failsheres-what-the-5-are-doing-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jaimecatmull\/2025\/08\/22\/mit-says-95-of-enterprise-ai-failsheres-what-the-5-are-doing-right\/\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connections-to-workforce-concerns\">Connections to workforce concerns<\/h2>\n<p>As companies pour money into AI pilots and tech stocks, employees are increasingly skeptical of both the business value and the constant upskilling requirements. With over half of professionals saying AI trainings feel like a second job, the MIT report adds new context: companies\u2019 aggressive push for digital transformation is straining workers, not yet augmenting them, as widely billed.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/21\/ai-wall-street-big-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/21\/ai-wall-street-big-tech\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/21\/ai-wall-street-big-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/21\/ai-wall-street-big-tech\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The results underscore mounting tension between the\u00a0pace of technological implementation\u00a0and the lived experience of professionals, suggesting that companies may need to rethink their approach to AI upskilling to avoid further alienating employees.<a href=\"https:\/\/kendallai.org\/blog\/why-95-of-enterprise-ai-pilots-fail-lessons-from-mits-2025-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/kendallai.org\/blog\/why-95-of-enterprise-ai-pilots-fail-lessons-from-mits-2025-report\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/kendallai.org\/blog\/why-95-of-enterprise-ai-pilots-fail-lessons-from-mits-2025-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/kendallai.org\/blog\/why-95-of-enterprise-ai-pilots-fail-lessons-from-mits-2025-report\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>For this story,\u00a0<\/em>Fortune<em>\u00a0used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><strong>Introducing the 2025 Fortune Global 500<\/strong>, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/ranking\/global500\/?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=plea_text\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/ranking\/global500\/?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=plea_text\" class=\"sc-4f49155c-0 hLtviE\">Explore this year&#8217;s list.<\/a><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over half of professionals report that\u00a0AI trainings feel like a second job, according to a recent LinkedIn survey, highlighting widespread frustration among workers with the proliferation of workplace automation programs. 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