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Maybe I'm underestimating it, but it feels like the outsourcing wave 20 years ago. I'm not talking about just outsourcing developers, but support call centers,
by aynyc 4y ago
Maybe I'm underestimating it, but it feels like the outsourcing wave 20 years ago. I'm not talking about just outsourcing developers, but support call centers, like what Dell did by moving everything to India, etc.. Almost 20 years ago, I remember my 50 year old boss was saying how developers are overpaid and we (young grads) will need new career soon. 20 years later, I'm still here. I heard similar sentiment in robotics and manufacturing. AFAIK, there are more jobs than skilled people applying.
Do I think some of the jobs will get replaced? Certainly. As far as human being and people, I suspect code camp grads will suffer the initial blow, but eventually, it'll even it out and tech job will be in full swing.
I'm optimist by nature, after 20 years in development, I still feel we are still at the beginning of the technology (IT) revolution, not the end.
- Riverheart 4y ago"AFAIK, there are more jobs than skilled people applying." This is what everyone seems to be missing. Not everyone in society can or wants to be a senior cloud engineering architect or a AI specialist. The jobs that enable large swathes of people to productively contribute in society are going to be removed before people in the current generation can reskill (if they can afford it) and the next generation will work harder for less pay for a smaller pool of jobs. Offshoring was shifting work not replacing it. Economy is going to hurt without some sort of UBI because capitalism only works when people have money to spend.