Haha, yes, it’s not work, just like any EM, tech lead, principal engineer, etc, isn’t doing work either. Everyone knows if you’re not scrutinizing each line of code, it’s not really work.
And I work for myself, so no, not automating myself out of a job.
Although I suppose I’m automating the people I won’t hire now out of a future potential job.
Only if people continue to hire you… or pay for what you make. Hope so for you sake (genuinely!)