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The "real" challenge technology presents isn't that it replaces workers, but rather displaces them.
The robots perform tasks that humans previously performed. The fear is that they are replacing human jobs, eliminating work in distribution centers and elsewhere in the economy. It is not hard to imagine that technology might be a major factor causing persistent unemployment today and threatening “more to come.”
Surprisingly, the managers of distribution centers and supply chains see things rather differently: in surveys they report that they can’t hire enough workers, at least not enough workers who have the necessary skills to deal with new technology. “Supply chain” is the term for the systems used to move products from suppliers to customers. Warehouse robots are not the first technology taking over some of the tasks of supply chain workers, nor are they even seen as the most important technology affecting the industry today.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/scarce-skills-not-scarce-jobs/390789/
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday April 30 2015, @12:34AM
I wonder if you'd do better moving to a different area of the country which isn't quite as cutthroat as the Bay Area; perhaps Portland, Seattle, SLC, DC, etc.
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Thursday April 30 2015, @04:43AM
While it was a decade ago, what I 'saw' through dating a guy living in DC indicated it's no better there — just more straight-laced/uptight and kind of politician-style fake. It would also be a bad fit if TheGratefulNet has an aversion to freezing cold winters, high-humidity hot summers, smog or cigarette smoke.
I keep seeing people mention Texas as a good option for Californians in the tech industry looking for work, though, so that might be worth consideration. It's reportedly going through a huge development boom in addition to the substantial chunk of the tech industry that's been there for the past few decades.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday April 30 2015, @02:13PM
DC is supposedly a lot more hip than it was a decade ago. Also, many of the engineering jobs in the DC area are government-related, and require a security clearance, and generally require workers to be US Citizens. That excludes a lot of competition that you'll find in Silicon Valley. Yes, it's probably more straight-laced than, say, Berkeley, but it's not like engineers are running around in suits and ties. I have no idea what you mean by "politician-style fake"; yes, the politicians in the Capitol are fake, but we're talking about engineering jobs here, not political positions.
As for the weather, you've got to be kidding. Winters in DC are mild; look at a friggin' map. If you want freezing winters, you go to Boston. Summers are not hot either; again, look at a map. If you want high-humidity hot summers, go to Atlanta or farther south to Florida. Smog? California's cities top the charts for smog pollution; the east coast cities do not.