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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-...