The “use LLMs or you will fall behind” narrative is pearl clutching.
I don’t see anywhere in the near future our profession becoming something other than knowledge work.
So, at the end of the day training your brain is what matters.
Over-reliance on LLM is like skipping the brain gym.
Under utilizing LLM may make you slower. There’s a good optimum of putting in the work so you learn and asking LLM
If it’s mostly a social phenomenon in your company that non believers are pushed out, that does not seem like a fun place to work.