I think auto manufacturing jobs were lost to cheaper markets because
automobiles are incredibly expensive not only to buy, but to upkeep and
replace. So much so that we have to buy insurance -- something that doesn't
exist if we don't use it, and punishes us for using it. When something so
expensive is also a requirement to live in our society for the most part,
something had to give. So, I don't know that it's necessarily legitimate to
compare the supposed loss of jobs for programmers to that of factory workers.
Also, I think the comparison of the tasks undertaken by a programmer to those
to a factory worker, is likewise suspect.
On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 12:38:55PM -0800, Stede Troisi wrote:
>
> Career growth into what? Cashier? I think one of the
> problems is the realization that money is everything
> especially when it comes to corporate profit.
>
> When manufacturers whined about losing their jobs they
> were told to "learn and grow." Go back to school, get
> an intellectual, white collar job.
>
> Now that the white collar jobs are leaving, where do
> we go? Well, you would say learn more but even
> scientists, which are the root of higher education are
> being outsourced by the likes of google.
>
> Stede
>
> --- Steve Berczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > I'm not sure how much of this is sarcasm or
> > silliness or what, but the
> > best path towards job security (of some form) is to
> > take responsbility
> > for your learning, career growth, etc.
> >
> > (This kind of relates to a thread from a while ago
> > where we were
> > talking about how people don't read/learn about
> > their profession...)
> >
> > I think that it is pretty clear that one will change
> > (or at least
> > alter) career paths over one's life...
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:34:05 -0800 (PST), Stede
> > Troisi
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > I wish I had the money to switch to another career
> > :-)
> > >
> > > Actually, I think ALL careers are going bye, bye!
> > > Better to just invest in the stock market and real
> > > estate and make video games for free that I can
> > share
> > > with all you guys!
> > >
> > > Stede
> >
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