[TheForge] jobs and other thoughts

[Andrew Vida]

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
> 
> jobs in america are basically heading for low wage
> service position.

	Right.  This is one way of evening the global wage scales.  It is a 
crap way IMO.  I don't much care what China et al do.  Burn, prosper, 
whatever... I just don't like seeing my once prosperous home going 
third-world.

 > just watch several of the cable
> or dish network shows. the foodnetwork has a show
> called 'unwrapped' where they show how various food
> items are made. yesterday evening the show showed
> the frito-lay plant in franklin, indiana. there
> cheetos are made. the plant is mainly computerized.

	When I was at Gillette in Berlin in 06, the entire line was 
computerized.  The QC was amazing - no more statistical samplings - 
EVERY razor blade assembly is QC'd by computer at a few dozen per 
second!  Rejects are dumped - basically zero flawed units make it to 
market.  It was an amazing thing to watch.  The downside is that only 
about 10% of the former workforce was needed.

	So just like anything else, technology is a two-edged blade.  It helps 
some and wrecks some.

> the american employment has shifted back to earlier
> century treatment of employees. use them up and spit
> them out. if they become damaged or broken get rid
> of them. if there is an accident hope that everyone
> involved is killed , it is less expensive to settle.

	This may be so, but people here should stop lving by the entitlement 
mentality.  Nobody is entitled to any job.  If the terms of the employer 
are not acceptable, find another job.  Or start a business.  Of course, 
this is only reasonable if the markets are free, which they are not. 
Mr. Rock, meet Mr. Hardplace.