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More importantly, how will people learn basic job skills, like "show up on time" and "do what you're told" if all the traditional first jobs are automated?
by nathan_long 14y ago
More importantly, how will people learn basic job skills, like "show up on time" and "do what you're told" if all the traditional first jobs are automated?
- alwaysabove 14y agoIsn't that what schools do? Or actually, parents before you get to school age?
- jiggy2011 14y agoSchool is a lot more lax about it because it's so much more difficult for them to kick you out. When I was at school we would sometimes turn up over an hour late or just skip the day altogether. Was a culture shock when I started my first job and got a roasting for being 5 mins late.
- ovi256 14y agoAsk any teacher, and he/she'll have plenty of stories about parents who do nothing to teach their kids these habits, or even exactly the opposite of that.
- Evbn 14y agoWithout basic jobs, "basic job" skills are irrelevant. Plenty of jobs don't have the two rules you mention.
- nathan_long 14y agoPlenty of jobs don't have set schedules or require you to march lockstep. But even CEOs of tech companies can't say to potential clients, "sorry I missed that meeting and didn't call, I wasn't feeling good..."