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Technology is constantly changing. Did you know we once had
Pinsetters in bowling
Elevator operators
Film processing technicians
Railroad crossing attendants
Toll takers
Seamstresses
TV repairmen
How did we survive when all those were eliminated? Economic growth and new industries.
No, but I'm afraid my job will be taken by low-balling pinheads who are now calling themselves "graphic designers" or "web designers" because they have access to a pirated copy of Photoshop and some 15-minute tutorials.
Heck, no. At least until the day comes when a computer can serve the kids with a smile, give them the center slice of pizza or meat loaf if they ask for it, make sure there are enough chicken sandwiches and french fries made on a day they don't like the regular lunch, and see that no retainers go down the garbage disposal when the trays are rinsed off. It may happen eventually, but by then I'll probably be too old to work anymore anyway.
Heck, no. At least until the day comes when a computer can serve the kids with a smile, give them the center slice of pizza or meat loaf if they ask for it, make sure there are enough chicken sandwiches and french fries made on a day they don't like the regular lunch, and see that no retainers go down the garbage disposal when the trays are rinsed off. It may happen eventually, but by then I'll probably be too old to work anymore anyway.
I jokingly brought that subject up to the district cafeteria supervisor and two of the school board members when I worked a school function last night. They dispelled any concerns I might of had (which I didn't). Actually, the board members laughed. The cafeteria supervisor seemed scandalized at the thought.
With all the carrying on about obese kids, etc., vending machines such as that seem completely counter to what the "food police" wants, doesn't it? Where's the portion control? A kid could buy five sandwiches out of one of those things if they wanted to. Granted, you'll likely see automated lunches served from this kind of vending machine in suburban/city schools with a high enrollment eventually, but the school board/supervisors here in this small rural school district take months to approve buying more paperclips, yet alone anything new fangled for the cafeteria. We still prepare a lot of our food, including whole wheat sandwich rolls from scratch, which the board and supervisors take pride in. Their motto is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Either way, this is my "semi-retirement" job - I'm not worried about it.
Nice try, "Sport". You can put your nose back to that grindstone now.
Last edited by Mrs. Skeffington; 05-18-2011 at 01:43 AM..
I jokingly brought that subject up to the district cafeteria supervisor and two of the school board members when I worked a school function last night. They dispelled any concerns I might of had (which I didn't). Actually, the board members laughed. The cafeteria supervisor seemed scandalized at the thought.
With all the carrying on about obese kids, etc., vending machines such as that seem completely counter to what the "food police" wants, doesn't it? Where's the portion control? A kid could buy five sandwiches out of one of those things if they wanted to. Granted, you'll likely see automated lunches served from this kind of vending machine in suburban/city schools with a high enrollment eventually, but the school board/supervisors here in this small rural school district take months to approve buying more paperclips, yet alone anything new fangled for the cafeteria. We still prepare a lot of our food, including whole wheat sandwich rolls from scratch, which the board and supervisors take pride in. Their motto is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Either way, this is my "semi-retirement" job - I'm not worried about it.
Nice try, "Sport". You can put your nose back to that grindstone now.
Take it easy killer. It was a joke. I don't actually think kosher paninis are going to take over school cafeterias.
Not every thread on this forum is attacking you. Lighten up!
No, but I'm afraid my job will be taken by low-balling pinheads who are now calling themselves "graphic designers" or "web designers" because they have access to a pirated copy of Photoshop and some 15-minute tutorials.
LOL, I took a web design program from a well known university long before web editing software so it was all done in code...within 4 years web editing software made me obsolete, now everyone "thinks" they can design a web page...I've seen so many crap web sites, no understanding of information mapping etc. And I agree with you there is more to "Graphic design" or "Web design" than having the software, but the thinking and creative end of it seems to have fallen by the wayside, and as you said any pinhead with the software can get away with doing it now.
I took a phlebotomy course for just that reason, I figured it'd be a long time before a computer could actually locate the vein and draw the blood...still no job, proly age discrimination but that's another thread.
There are many jobs/professions that are in danger of becoming obsolete as computers become more advanced in just about every field. My question is how do you stay ahead of the game? What jobs/professions will never be turned over to a computer?
LOL, I took a web design program from a well known university long before web editing software so it was all done in code...within 4 years web editing software made me obsolete, now everyone "thinks" they can design a web page...I've seen so many crap web sites, no understanding of information mapping etc. And I agree with you there is more to "Graphic design" or "Web design" than having the software, but the thinking and creative end of it seems to have fallen by the wayside, and as you said any pinhead with the software can get away with doing it now.
I took a phlebotomy course for just that reason, I figured it'd be a long time before a computer could actually locate the vein and draw the blood...still no job, proly age discrimination but that's another thread.
There are many jobs/professions that are in danger of becoming obsolete as computers become more advanced in just about every field. My question is how do you stay ahead of the game? What jobs/professions will never be turned over to a computer?
I just keep up with the technology, especially code (a lot of knuckleheads want designers to be programmers too, it seems). I was lucky and graduated from a university that employed a lot of older designers who built their careers way before the computer. They didn't know and didn't care about software and taught us how to do things by hand. And this was recent—I graduated in 2009. So I ended up with both the computer skills and knowledge of design fundamentals. I've always told them that I wish I lived back then. (But I guess it'd still be hard for me to get a job, as racism was open and much more acceptable than it is now.) Now it's the "oh I'm a designer too, I do logos for $50" hobbyists who make it hard for real artists to get any work.
I'm not as good as I want to be, but I'm just going to keep designing and getting better!
No. I'm worried that my job will be taken by an Indian, and not the kind that wears feathers and rides horses. That's what people really should be concerned with.
Agree 100%, although my fluency of English has helped me get customers who would normally have called Dell or HP for assistance, so maybe its not all bad?
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