Is Your Job About To Be Outsourced By A Computer (The Probability Is 47%)

Zero Hedge ^ | 12/11/2013 | Tyler Durden

[minnesota_bound]

I work in a Help Desk supporting computers and the company software. A variety of things to do. Been at it since 1998. This is the 2nd company I worked at since and so far it has lasted just over 10 years. The first one outsourced to India and have now lost 4/5th’s of their customers. The company I worked at now gave me a $11k salary increase to start. I really hope no one in India ends up doing my job.....

[minnesota_bound]

Ah.. but you did not count on Windows 8.1!
Nothing to fix now!

[Bobalu]

I was following a thread on a technical chat group that postulated a device for 3D virtual reality/augmented reality that corrected most vision faults.

The idea was that the images presented to the eye from hi resolution and very bright screens would pass through a matrix of tiny holes before reaching the eye. All objects are sharp when viewed through tiny holes... the first eyeglasses were just tiny holes in a thin piece of wood that the user held very close to his eye...like a monocle. In bright light such a pinhole monocle can allow almost anyone to read fine print up close.

[yldstrk]

dayum computers are a curse in practicing law

[ToastedHead]

My new reading glasses:)

[ToastedHead]

“I enjoy reading Zero Hedge sometimes, but they have to be the most pessimistic, gloomiest people on earth.”

Waiting on that Fukishima global meltdown...

[Bobalu]

They used to sell a pair of black colored sun glasses that worked this way. It had solid opaque lenses with lots of tiny holes. You could read anything with those on. :-)

Ah! They still make them, I found an image.

[catnipman]

“Ah.. but you did not count on Windows 8.1!
Nothing to fix now!”

ROTFLOL!

[Pox]

Interestingly enough, the primary equipment I've been working on over the last 25 years is HP, both their 3000 and 9000 lines. But, I've done all of my CE work from 3rd party maintenance companies. It's been a pretty good job so far and I can't complain.

[Sherman Logan]

"productivity" results in the loss of the employee's job, which in turn makes the employer love it even more as it results in even higher profits

Myth. Ignores the reality of price competition.

When productivity reduces costs, most of the money saved goes into reduced prices, cut back in order to maintain market share against other companies doing the same.

IOW, the main driver of layoffs due to productivity is not greed for increased profits, it's desperation of those trying to stay in business.

You may note the hugely increased profits as people are laid off. < / s

[discostu]

Nope, but there’s a chance I’ll be QAing the software that replaces you.

[ToastedHead]

I should try those for night driving. It can’t be worse than what I’ve got going on now:)

[Bobalu]

They work like sunglasses as well as improving vision...might be too dark for night driving.

[ToastedHead]

I guess I’ll stick to feeling my way around with the car.