> They are delivering the same output which hopefully the company deemed was valued at X amount BECAUSE it delivers Y amount of profit/returns. The output is a

> They are delivering the same output which hopefully the company deemed was valued at X amount BECAUSE it delivers Y amount of profit/returns. The output is actually even better in my experience. I know in the tasks that we've automated the output is always 100% consistent, which is more than can be said for the previous human output. Also there's a lot of value in having someone on hand who actually understands the process rather than blindly trusting in a script. They'll more than pay for themselves when it comes to future enhancements or debugging. And I say all of this as an employer - my employees are positively encouraged to automate as much as possible.