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Machines don't do jobs, machines do tasks. It's very rare for a company to fire people because there is now a system that does exactly what they did before, no
by jjk166 4y ago
Machines don't do jobs, machines do tasks. It's very rare for a company to fire people because there is now a system that does exactly what they did before, no more no less. But when you take all the core tasks that a person did as part of their job and automate them away, such that the employee now is doing something completely different, they have been replaced even though they're still on the pay roll. It's functionally equivalent to firing and rehiring them for a new position. The manager may still hold the title of manager, but if they're not doing any management tasks, then they have still been replaced.
- snowwrestler 4y ago> when you take all the core tasks that a person did as part of their job and automate them away But that is not what happened in the story I responded to. The manager still had tasks exclusive to them (dealing with young employees and angry customers) that had not been automated away.
- jjk166 4y agoTasks exclusive to them, but not the tasks of a manager. A manager manages. As OP stated, the position with the title of "manager" now has the tasks of a babysitter.