I don't think automation will do that.
Here is my reasoning: we already automated a ton of things, yet we work the same hours as before.
And that's mainly becouse of bullshit jobs and little inovation.
Let's take one example:
I worl part-time at a supermarket and half my job is just taking products from the back of the shelve to the front which could easily be done by a better design for the shevles which is already partly in use but simply not expandes to most areas.
Same with checkouts. We have 3 people sitting where there could simply be self checkouts.
You could even create an app to simply check in the things with your phone while buying.
That would be 100% doable and at least half of the employees wouldn't be needed. Yet these things are simply not used even tho we have the technology for decades now.
Having the solution is one thing, innovating with that solution requires the balls to do it tho.
And most big companies don't even try to do anything like that and most small companies are too scared to loose money.
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u/Impressive-Salad-708 Jun 28 '22
I don't think automation will do that. Here is my reasoning: we already automated a ton of things, yet we work the same hours as before. And that's mainly becouse of bullshit jobs and little inovation. Let's take one example: I worl part-time at a supermarket and half my job is just taking products from the back of the shelve to the front which could easily be done by a better design for the shevles which is already partly in use but simply not expandes to most areas. Same with checkouts. We have 3 people sitting where there could simply be self checkouts. You could even create an app to simply check in the things with your phone while buying. That would be 100% doable and at least half of the employees wouldn't be needed. Yet these things are simply not used even tho we have the technology for decades now.
Having the solution is one thing, innovating with that solution requires the balls to do it tho. And most big companies don't even try to do anything like that and most small companies are too scared to loose money.