# Agree with my manager on how my AI time savings get used

Shows where your AI efficiency gains are being absorbed by extra work, and prepares a conversation to agree how saved time is used.

- Topic: Working with AI
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Leadership, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/agree-with-my-manager-on-how-my-ai-time-savings-get-used

## Prompt

```text
Help me prepare a conversation with my manager so the time I save with AI reduces pressure on me, instead of quietly becoming more work and higher expectations.

**What has become faster:** [TASKS AND ROUGH TIME SAVED - e.g. "weekly report takes 2 hours instead of 5"]
**What has changed since:** [e.g. "reports now weekly instead of monthly", "more requests routed to me", "shorter deadlines", "more drafts to review"]
**My current hours and workload:** [DESCRIBE]
**What I'd like the saved time to go toward:** [e.g. "deeper analysis", "finishing within hours", "a skill I'm building", "a backlog project"]
**My manager's view of AI:** [e.g. "expects big productivity gains", "neutral", "unknown"]
**My relationship with my manager:** [e.g. "open and supportive", "formal", "new to me"]

Steps:
1. For each gain, show what absorbed it: more volume, more versions, faster turnaround, extra review and checking, or new tasks.
2. Work out the real net saving after checking, rework, and new requests. Use my numbers and label anything else as an estimate to confirm.
3. Propose a split of the saved time (e.g. quality, priority work, development, workload relief) tied to outcomes my manager cares about.
4. Suggest 2-3 guardrails I could propose, such as standard turnaround times, a cap on versions, or quality checks that stay in place.

Return:
1. **Where my gains went:** | Task | Time saved | What absorbed it | Net saving |
2. **My proposal:** a short, outcome-focused summary of how I suggest the time is used.
3. **Conversation script:** an opening line, 3-4 talking points, and a clear ask.
4. **Likely pushback and responses:** e.g. "So you can take on more now?" or "Everyone else is using AI to do more."
5. **A follow-up note** (under 120 words) to confirm what we agreed.

Keep the tone constructive and professional, not a complaint. Don't overstate savings or invent productivity numbers.
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## What to fill in

- DESCRIBE
- e.g. "expects big productivity gains", "neutral", "unknown"
- e.g. "open and supportive", "formal", "new to me"

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