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Benedict Arnold

Have you ever lost a job due to technology?

What field were you working in? How did new technology impact on your field?

Posted - February 14, 2017
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    i know someone who has. my dad's car mechanic.. my dad and him got along quite well but his boss had to let him go because he couldn't use the new computerised systems that modern cars have. he only knew how to fix cars the old way. his boss was sad that he had to let him go because he was a hard working guy and was  very pleasant towards all of the customers. This post was edited by Skunky Stinkerson at February 14, 2017 9:19 PM MST
      February 14, 2017 9:07 PM MST
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  • It's a shame when somebody like that becomes obsolete, Skunky. That's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of. Cars ain't what they used to be.
      February 14, 2017 9:20 PM MST
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  • Fortunately, no. Technology cannot replace corrections officers and/or security officers.
      February 14, 2017 9:19 PM MST
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  • Wait till Japan gets those robots working. Robocop and Robowarder will become a reality. :)
      February 14, 2017 9:21 PM MST
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  • :)
    i can see that happening if the robots are cheaper than paying for staff. :)
      February 14, 2017 9:22 PM MST
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  • Our public transport system has recently introduced a debit-card system. We don't even have to buy them at a railway station -- we can get them online or from a newspaper shop. They only need a fraction of the staff they had before.
      February 14, 2017 11:52 PM MST
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  • Reminds me of the old question... what are the typewriter  repairers  going to do? .... with the introduction of computers and word processors ... i think the computer industry and all is soon offs employ more than the type writer industry ever did ...but that's cold comfort if  you can't or you are too old to adapt ... but getting back to the car mechanic above... I'm sure his skills are still in great demand... just not in the same location...
      February 15, 2017 1:56 AM MST
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  • Not so much. I've known mechanics who quit the field because of computerisation. The old skills just didn't cut it.
      February 15, 2017 3:32 AM MST
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  • I'm thinking of people who restore and run old cars ... The mechanic in question may not be able to adapt to computerised cars... But he is in a pool of rapidly shrinking craftsman white skills are still needed and valued ... I think
      February 15, 2017 5:05 AM MST
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