cannot stop using AI since it does make few things easier,
Sounds like: I cannot ask the stranger at the gym to stop lifting the weights for me since it does make things easier
my company keeps watch if someone is not using enough tokens.
So does mine. It's called tokenmaxxing, where you just use the tokens in a bullshit way. Tune your AI config to use as many tokens as possible. Prompt it, put it in a loop, toss the answers. The only way they'll be able to tell that you're not actually using AI will be when you stop turning in AI slop. (Which they won't be because they're AI brain rotted.)
On other hand I also dont want to fall behind on my task deadlines by doing things old school way
You really won't. I mean, you may at the beginning because you don't have any skills. But, once you get skills you won't fall behind and you'll actually be stronger because you'll actually understand the code and will spend less time going back and fixing problems.