I see some good suggestions in here. Here's something else to consider: Imagine the person who's job you've automated decides to quit. "Hey boss, instead of t

I see some good suggestions in here. Here's something else to consider: Imagine the person who's job you've automated decides to quit. "Hey boss, instead of taking the time and money to replace so-and-so, how about you just increase my pay by (percentage) of what the salary would be? I have a solution to this staffing issue you might be interested in."