> Even something as entry-level as a Starbucks barista In the UK many similar positions use contractors working "zero hour contracts" with no guaranteed hours.

> Even something as entry-level as a Starbucks barista In the UK many similar positions use contractors working "zero hour contracts" with no guaranteed hours. In other words "a large pool of workers with elastic hours for a job which requires effectively" net zero training. > Nurses? The demographic trends and labor shortages in much of the world I think will be a forcing function to automate and rationalize healthcare to a greater extent than it is now. The only reason I don't think that'll impact quality of care that much is because that quality is degraded today. > Operators of specialized heavy machinery at a meat packing plant? Not a factor given labor shortages and automation trends. And even if meat packing plants can't automate, they won't function without underpriced labor or sizable price hikes. Labor shortages are already baked into the demographic cake worldwide starting a few decades from now.