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A few months ago there was an article on BBC that implied computers and robots may soon take over most jobs: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27125728. Of course it’s been happening for a long time. Automobile assembly lines are now “manned” by robots while the rooms full of secretaries and clerks of yesteryear have all been replaced by computers. According to this article the trend will continue to accelerate.

The article states that already many very high level positions are being performed by computers. Board room decisions are too important to be made by fallible people. The speed of business is too fast for any human to keep up.  Today most business, at least in America, work on the thinnest of margins. They use automation to make the most out of the fewest employees. Most employees know that they have to work extra hard and longer hours since plenty of people are waiting to take their place. Everything is about cutting as much as possible to maximize short term profits. In an effort to gain an advantage companies constantly look for new technology to cut costs. Cutting costs always means cutting employees. Continue reading →