As cold as it seems to some, the best of all possible futures is one in which we “let go” of the lesser skilled, low paying jobs and upgrade our labor force to do the new, high-skilled, high-paying jobs.
Wearing asbestos now.
As I said before it will not be just the low skilled jobs that go.
Unfortunately there is not an answer to it and I had to agree with my company’s policy to keep a small number of UK employees and the company to remain trading they had to start a joint venture in China and import the majority of our subcontract goods.
They did not want to do but bottom line is they are in business to make money. They are not prepared to pay more for goods and wages than they have to mainly because their customers will not pay more for their goods.
My company did however keep design and development in the UK if in a more scaled down manner but many companies have not even done this.
So on one level I agree with them I also find it sad and this will happen in your country on a greater scale than it already has when companies can no longer employ cheap labour.
Oh absolutely. Problem is that is change is painful . I mean the buggy whip makes did not like the auto putting them out of business right? Change is inevitable but most people don't like change. I suspect the solution will only come with time. My generation has a much more cynical view of work then say Hillary Clinton's generation. Most of us have been thru at least one mass layoff or been "downsized". Hillary's generation seems to think their employers is suppose to simply replace their parents and take care of them for life.