g8terh8ter_eric
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that we have become too "efficient" in the workplace and that's probably contributing more to layoffs than anything. Think about it, what once took 3 people to do a project or job, is taking 1 person and a computer program that has been written in a way for maximum efficiency to make the most profit. We are always finding ways to make work easier, but in doing that are we destroying jobs as a result?? I have always lived by the motto, "Work smarter, not harder", and it has served me well. I never thought though that it's possible that idea could cost people their jobs. Also, when you think about it, it's easier to build a machine and program it what to do, instead of raising a child for 18 years, sending them to trade school or college, and train them for a certain time, to do that job it take 1-3 people and a multitude of computers to do, and if you replace the computers, they are faster than they were before, which isn't always the case with human workers. So, as much as I hate to say this, technology is surpassing the human worker condition, or at least that's how I see it.