AI programming tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex are intended to boost productivity, but they are also causing increased anxiety and overwork among employees. While executives report significant time savings, a survey by Section Consulting reveals that 67% of non-management employees find AI tools save them less than two hours weekly. A study by the University of California, Berkeley, shows that despite delegating tasks to AI, employees' working hours have increased. The pressure to interact more with AI tools is reshaping workplace dynamics. Executives are coding alongside AI, and companies like Intuit and Arcade.dev are tracking AI tool usage to measure productivity. This has led to a culture of "AI fatigue," where employees feel compelled to constantly engage with AI to avoid missing out on potential breakthroughs. The gap between executive enthusiasm and employee experience is widening, with many employees facing increased workloads as they clean up AI-generated outputs.