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posted by CoolHand on Wednesday April 29 2015, @05:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the show-me-the-money dept.

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/

 
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  • (Score: 1) by klondike0 on Thursday April 30 2015, @03:52AM

    by klondike0 (1511) on Thursday April 30 2015, @03:52AM (#176932)

    It sounds to me like you have passion for what you do -- focus on that instead of feelings of rejection / deception. Contracting can be great if you do it on your terms, I've always found that if a company flakes on the promised 'upgrade', it is time to get a wider perspective. Instead of having them try to bend you over further and widen something else.

    Personally, I don't trust any company further than I can throw its imaginary ass but I love the challenge of figuring out new(ish) stuff. But also, since I am easily attached to projects and am easily frustrated by managers that can't handle any level of detail, I figure if they want to sally forth without me -- I am so much the better for it.

    I hope you find the best of all possible worlds, even if it is in the bay area