'A World Without Work' By Derek Thompson

Less time results in less pay, less benefits, and almost no insurance or safety care taking away from the part-time worker any real sense of security. Technology has indeed caused a decline in the unemployment rate, but it has only increased the rate of part-time jobs, which in July, has increased to 7.3 million Americans. That is, 7.3 million Americans who took the full-time job of another American, but is only rewarded with, in some cases less than half of what the full-time worker was being paid. Technology, in approximately two decades has already estimated to decline full-time jobs into pert-time jobs as much as 47%. This is not fixing the problem, but instead making it worse making technological unemployment all the more

“Making it in America”, by Adam Davidson, illustrates how technology and machinery are interchanging humans in the workforce. Machines are taking over factories and leaving more employees out of work. Davidson also points out that the wage-gap is considerably increasing between un-educated and educated laborers. Corporations and companies all over the world, including the Americans, Europeans, and Chinese, are purchasing machines over hiring workers to save money.

According to Hernaes (2017), technology in the United States has been growing. With the growth of technology, more “blue-collar” jobs are being replaced. Inequality is increasing because the jobs being replaced are lower wage jobs. The reason for inequality is that those in the lower class, and even the middle class are losing their jobs. Those in the upper class mostly retain their jobs because their labor requires more skilled labor. The income gap increases because the wealthy can allocate their spendings on other resources, or cheaper resources that will replace labor. The loss of these jobs would cause the poor to become poorer, and the rich become richer. The supply of labor demanded would decrease, resulting in fewer workers. The growth of technology began as a “slow train since the 1980s.” Technology has been growing “exponential[ly]” ever since (Jones, 1998).

“Risky jobs have existed throughout history. As time goes on… new technologies help reduce risks, but they also create new dangerous jobs.” (Garbe, 2014, p. 28). Since the Declaration of Independence was established - and perhaps even before that - the American people have gone about life knowing that the only way to pave the way for better times was work. However, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” also gave

In “The Abolition of Work” by Bob Black, work is depicted as the cause of all problems of the world today. Bob argues that the only way the world’s problems will end is when people realize that they need to stop working. He proposes the adoption of playful ways of doing things in life rather than having to work. While “Summertime Dues” Walter Kirn uses his experience in a summer job to question the integrity and usefulness of such jobs to the youth. While summer jobs are supposed to instill responsibility and character in youths, both Bob Black have a similar voice on why working and can cause misery and not really teach anyone, anything.

According to Richard W. Judy and Carol D’Amico in the article “Work and Workers in the Twenty-First Century”, Americans are figuring out how to deal with the dramatic changes in the workforce. The journey to become a productive worker will not be easy to achieve but the hard work Americans put in will pay off in the long run. There are four forces that explain the dangers and satisfactions that are ahead for American workers. The four forces to be considered are as follows: technological changes, globalization, the aging population, and ethnic diversification. All four of these factors play a role in coping with the changing workforce.

Every day millions of people wake up, get dressed and head out for a long day of work. Many of these people may work at a local McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Dillard’s, or gas station. Some people choose to work at home on a computer blogging, selling items on the internet and even making entertaining videos. Present day society is quite different than society years ago, before and during the Industrial Revolution. Today the people of the world have more opportunities for advancements than before. The world has evolved significantly over time, and

However, blue-collar unskilled laborers are vulnerable to be displaced by machinery, new technology reduced the necessity for these kinds of jobs and on the other hand it has boosted the demand for more educated skilled workers. Decades ago the demand for unskilled workers far outpaced the demand for educated workers but due to technological advances the demands have shifted in the opposite direction. Manual tasks require basic straightforward skills that are considered primarily innate abilities or modest training. For this very same reason, these workers can’t be substituted by computers or machines, but their skills are not scarce, which inevitably means they typically make low wages. As a result, technology has promoted a division of employment, creating more jobs in lower paying jobs and high paying jobs, while at the same time job creation in the middle have declined. In other words, employment has risen both in high-wage managerial, professional and technical occupations and in low-wage, in-person service

In the books, “The Mind of Work” by Mike Rose and “Shop class as Soulcraft” by Matthew Crawford indicates a call for social change in our society. Social change is a major issue which concerns social trends and problems that are current and throughout time. When it comes to social change many aspects come to mind. These aspects concern problems with women being thought differently and the consistence of social issues concerning social change. Another aspect would be how society has classes people by just education and job status. Also how Matthew Crawford and Mike Rose consider Vocational Education can create a positive aspect in our society. All in all, the importance of how social change should be considered important in all aspects concerning the concepts mentioned.

Heading into the maelstrom doesn’t sound like the best place to be, but it’s exactly where we are heading according to this text. Written by McChesney and Nichols, “Into the Maelstrom” is the first chapter of their complete text “People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and Citizenless Democracy”. This first chapter outlines a view of the current economic and political landscape, and how automation will affect it in the future. The focus is on the United States of America, but remains relevant to many countries in the global North. Automation involves the loss of jobs due to developments in technology, though joblessness is not a new thing. The text quotes Edward L. Glaeser, talking about how there has been an increase of joblessness over the past 40 years (14), though describes it as more of a symptom of a greater issue, than an individual problem.

Everyone uses technology in their daily lives however no one notices that not only technology is being used but it is also taking away or making it easier for individuals not to be hired as an employee. Some of the things that technology is being replaced are Robots, automation and software. For many types of jobs as these powerful new technologies are improving they are also being adopted not only in manufacturing or in retail work but in many professions such as law, financial services, education and medicine. Technology may be advancing, but it is causing a higher unemployment rate, machines are not completely break-proof, and

If these trends continue, it would not only mean the gradual downfall of the United States’ human-occupied manufacturing sector, but would spur the decline of a huge middle class job market. Over 12.3 million Americans are employed in industry, therefore; the astonishingly fast escalation of a technology monopoly in the workforce is a threat to be reckoned

“Work will set you free.” This slogan is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz. I don't even know if i feel sad or angry for what happened ,although i do have many doubts , who`s, and what's. I do agree with what Elie Wiesel said because everyone should help out and come together so that we as citizens of our country can make a change.

The future of work is a topic that many people don’t take the time to actually analyze and question as to what it will be like when the future actually comes. The films Wage Crisis by Michael Maher; Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream: Why Poverty? by Alex Gibney; and The Secret of Oz by Ben Still, are some of the films that highlight the future or work and the how the wages and economy are really affecting those who are looking for work and trying to work towards a common goal – achieving the American Dream. Throughout this review, these movies will be compared to the content that have been covered in the Future of Work class and discussed further in terms of how they can affect the economy for virtually the worst.

In today’s modern world, technology reigns. Millions of people all over the globe utilize technology for a multitude of purposes every day, whether it be at work, school, or even from the leisure of their home. If you were to ask most people in America if they could live without technology even for a day, the answer would most likely be no. Contrary to opinions that are popular with my fellow millennials, I think that society is too dependent on technology. I believe society relies on technology too much because we use the internet for simple tasks that we should be capable of doing ourselves, our dependence has resulted in laziness, and technology is rapidly replacing people in the workplace, thus resulting in less jobs.