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afwriter
8/25/2017 4:58:04 PM
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Where are they?
Is the lack of skilled employees due to a diminished interest in the field or is the technology just moving faster than the educational opportunities?
afwriter
8/25/2017 5:00:12 PM
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
I think that articles like this point out that robots aren't stealing our jobs, they are changing them. Sure, there may be fewer jobs in manufacturing, but we can't fill positions in these other key areas.
So much stuff
Bah and humbug.
"Due to the lack of skilled employees across various sectors"
Read: "Due to the lack of mildly skilled local employees willing to work for peanuts"
This argument has been used to justify widespread abuse of the H1-B and L-1 visa programs, leading to a spate of massive layoffs of employees who are then coerced into training their far lower paid (and often benefit-less), far cheaper overseas replacements.
There may be some exceptions (AI comes to mind, possibly), but as an employment attorney, in general, I don't buy the argument for a second.
Re: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
@afwriter: Of course, another consideration is that -- supposedly -- a great deal of AI talent was gobbled up by the self-driving car big boys...leading others wanting to break into the AI field to fight over those who are left.
My previous comment notwithstanding, the AI area seems to be one of the possible rare exceptions...but, then, we have a lot more education going on in colleges as to automation and AI compared to more pressing needs like cybersecurity and network engineering.
Re: Where are they?
@afwriter: In addition to my earlier (albeit cynical) comment, one reason is that certain areas, like cybersecurity, never attracted that much attention to begin with. Very little coursework has traditionally been offered in the area.
freehe
8/25/2017 10:53:23 PM
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Re: Where are they?
@afwriter. I think it is a combination of both. This problem has occurred because when the technology was developed not all companies trained their employees and had to spend additional money to hire specialists.
freehe
8/25/2017 10:55:37 PM
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Re: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
@afwriter. If the manufacturing employees are trained for these key area positions problem solved. However, I doubt that path will be taken by most companies. This will cause a huge increase in unemployment which leads to a decline in health, increased stress, and an increase in crime, and mental health issues.
freehe
8/25/2017 10:56:09 PM
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Employees
I think companies should train their employees while new products and services are being developed. It is much cheaper to train in-house staff than to hire new staff.
freehe
8/25/2017 10:59:25 PM
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Re: So much stuff
@Joe Stanganelli, I agree. I work on a government contract and we only have about 10% of the staff born in the U.S. Many companies state that overseas employees are smarter. I disagree. Companies and the government contradict themselves. They push interest for students majoring in STEM fields and push an increase in filling technology jobs but neglect to say these jobs will be given to overseas employees leading to in increase in unemployment for many Americans. It all smoke and mirrors.
freehe
8/25/2017 11:03:15 PM
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Re: Where are they?
@Joe Stanganelli @afwriter. True. Cybersecurity and network engineering are seen as specialized skills that requires taken training courses. They should be college majors since they are needed more than the hot technologies such as AI and VR. If more companies invested in cybersecurity, network engineering, etc. they would be less of a need for AI.
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