Well, if its any consolation, programmers aren't safe either. In fact, we are highly paid obnoxious people (to execs) and just imagine being able to replace one

Well, if its any consolation, programmers aren't safe either. In fact, we are highly paid obnoxious people (to execs) and just imagine being able to replace one of us with a box that works 24 hours, 7 days a week for the cost of the hardware, electricity, and network. How exciting! If and when that happens, I suppose I can find work as a (bad) carpenter or something.