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Flash developers were fine since the tech market was still expanding rapidly, so they could learn new skills. What happens when the market is no longer growing,

by tsycho 7y ago

Flash developers were fine since the tech market was still expanding rapidly, so they could learn new skills. What happens when the market is no longer growing, and workers become obsolete since their job is automated away?

a3n 7y ago
If a person truly becomes unemployable in their career, for whatever reason, then they do something else. I'm driving a semi truck.
- lonelappde 7y ago
  Truck driver is a dying industry. Jobs are scarcer every day.
  - a3n 7y ago
    That may or may not be true. The two threats are a possible recession, which is near, somewhat predictable and temporary by definition. And automation, which is "real soon now," and permanent whenever it happens. In the mean time, trucking is hiring. Not that I would recommend it to most people, it's just what I did when I realized I wouldn't be working in software anymore. I ended up liking it.
    - biohax2015 7y ago
      That's a pretty interesting transition. Got a link to your story?
      - a3n 7y ago
        Sorry, no. Overly simple summary: I was a B player, I failed to stay relevant, and I got old.
  - mikhailfranco 7y ago
    4,500 US Truckers Lose Their Jobs In August Amid Freight Recession https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/4500-us-truckers-lose-their-jobs-august-amid-freight-recession https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/4500-us-truckers-lose-th... Loadsmart And Starsky Make First Start-to-Finish Autonomous Truck Delivery https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-12/loadsmart-and-starsky-make-first-start-finish-autonomous-truck-delivery https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-12/loadsmart-and-star... UPS Quietly Using Self-Driving Trucks For Months https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-19/ups-quietly-using-self-driving-trucks-months https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-19/ups-quietly-using-...
tracker1 7y ago
I think there's always new skills to learn... software development especially if you're good with the UI/UX will always be needed. Some areas more or less than others. After 9/11 (Phoenix) it was a rough year... others in California were far worse off, as the dotcom bust was worse there. Software is a field that works on how other jobs get automated. We'll have work until it's all automated, which is unlikely in our lifetimes.

by tsycho 7y ago

a3n 7y ago

If a person truly becomes unemployable in their career, for whatever reason, then they do something else. I'm driving a semi truck.

lonelappde 7y ago
Truck driver is a dying industry. Jobs are scarcer every day.
- a3n 7y ago
  That may or may not be true. The two threats are a possible recession, which is near, somewhat predictable and temporary by definition. And automation, which is "real soon now," and permanent whenever it happens. In the mean time, trucking is hiring. Not that I would recommend it to most people, it's just what I did when I realized I wouldn't be working in software anymore. I ended up liking it.
  - biohax2015 7y ago
    That's a pretty interesting transition. Got a link to your story?
    - a3n 7y ago
      Sorry, no. Overly simple summary: I was a B player, I failed to stay relevant, and I got old.
- mikhailfranco 7y ago
  4,500 US Truckers Lose Their Jobs In August Amid Freight Recession https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/4500-us-truckers-lose-their-jobs-august-amid-freight-recession https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/4500-us-truckers-lose-th... Loadsmart And Starsky Make First Start-to-Finish Autonomous Truck Delivery https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-12/loadsmart-and-starsky-make-first-start-finish-autonomous-truck-delivery https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-12/loadsmart-and-star... UPS Quietly Using Self-Driving Trucks For Months https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-19/ups-quietly-using-self-driving-trucks-months https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-19/ups-quietly-using-...

tracker1 7y ago

I think there's always new skills to learn... software development especially if you're good with the UI/UX will always be needed. Some areas more or less than others. After 9/11 (Phoenix) it was a rough year... others in California were far worse off, as the dotcom bust was worse there. Software is a field that works on how other jobs get automated. We'll have work until it's all automated, which is unlikely in our lifetimes.