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One of the harsh trade-offs of technological progress is that many jobs are now being automated. Gone are the days when one could settle into a stable factory or manufacturing job and comfortably remain there until retirement. These days, if your job is repetitive or low-skilled, you risk being replaced by robots.

…The first step to protecting your job from robots is to accept that not every job can be protected. It is a reality of 21st century employment that low-skill or repetitive work will often be automated. If your job can be done as effectively (and for less money) by a machine, there is little point trying to delay the inevitable. For this reason, it pays to assess your current job now, before there is any talk of automating it.
Let’s say, for example, that you work behind the counter at a local deli. Is this job a candidate for automation? Absolutely - beyond the opposition of worker’s unions, there is little to stop a machine from both taking deli orders and automatically slicing and packaging cold-cuts for customers. It is both repetitive and low-skill. If your current job is high in either of these characteristics, it may be best to consider getting a new one that is not.
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How To Protect Your Job From Robots

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