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People like the money they make more than the hassle of doing the job; it's a great thing for people that work in the computers/tech field love what they are do
by shrubble 3y ago
People like the money they make more than the hassle of doing the job; it's a great thing for people that work in the computers/tech field love what they are doing, but not every job is like that.
- colechristensen 3y agoEveryone I knew who had a call center job was very happy to leave. Automation hasn’t led to fewer jobs it just leads to changed jobs. Unfortunate for those affected but we shouldn’t be holding up degrading mechanistic jobs as examples of what we should hold on to.
- benjaminwootton 3y agoIt’s quite priveledged to describe call centre work as degrading and mechanistic. It’s a bit boring but it’s clean, office based work where you get to use your brain. I would prefer to speak to a good call centre worker than email back and forth or filling in forms that go into black holes any day of the week.
- lolinder 3y agoDepends a lot on the call center. I worked in technical support for a while, and while dealing with awful customers was awful, I did get to use my brain and creativity to solve problems and that was fun. I have family and friends who have worked in call centers where they have quite literally been selecting lines from a script to read off. That's a very different kind of experience, and it's the obvious type of job for AI to replace. Those family and friends might be stressed to have to find a new job, but they're not going to miss it for its own sake.
- flangola7 3y agoNo, it is degrading. Most soulless agonizing job I ever worked, would cry on my commute home on many days.
- benjaminwootton 3y agoI would rather work in a call centre over factory work, food production, retail, cleaning etc. None of these jobs are fun, but millions of people have to do them.
- colechristensen 3y agoI work in a kitchen on weekends for fun.
- fakedang 3y agoI once did cleaning and groundskeeping for fun, back when my spine allowed it.
- p-e-w 3y ago> People like the money they make more than the hassle of doing the job You're framing this like a choice, when for most people doing such jobs it absolutely isn't.
- blululu 3y agoIt is clear choice between bad alternatives. Unless you realistically think we’re going to make cash transfers a thing then this boils down to “better above ground in the rain than below in the dirt”.