Jobs at Risk of Being Fired
According to a recent Brookings Institute report, 36 million employees are at risk of losing their jobs, which automation could eliminate by 2030. Administrative and administrative personnel, cooks, waiters (or restaurant workers), hotel workers, postal services, most workers, and production workers will soon see 70% of the tasks they perform today by machines over the next 10 years.
Artificial intelligence, robots, and machines will change the way we do our work in every industry in America. From restaurants and hotels to medical practices and law firms, everyone will feel the impact of the fourth industrial revolution led by robots and machines.
In fact, a new model has already been designed for the workplaces of the future. The workplaces we used to in the past will cease to exist. The new reality is that in the future people and robots will work side by side as colleagues. That's why workers in all sectors, regardless of their status and position, have to prepare now.
Customer-Driven Changes
Take this as an example. Amazon (which employs over 100,000 robots in its warehouses) encourages organizations around the world to hurry. They dominate their competitors because of their reaction time. They respond faster to their customers' needs than anyone else. Order something today, and in most cases, they'll ship your package the next day anywhere in the world.
This forces companies to review and rethink their operational strategies based on customer expectations and even the search for faster service. This has led to a completely new change in the working platform, more customer-focused. With this new customer focus comes the need for the most modern, qualified, and flexible workforce available, hence the need for a new platform model.
That's where it gets very interesting, and that's why all American workers now have to reinvent themselves. Only 42% of companies today depend exclusively on permanent employees. This means that 58% of companies have already implemented a new ecosystem of workers. This new ecosystem, called the new "open talent economy", allows companies to hire the best talent (on demand) as short-term workers, contractors, and consultants. This strategy allows companies to recruit from the latest, most qualified, and flexible talent pools at all times.
Why Skills Upgrading is Essential Now
In the rapidly changing world of work, today's workers must act now to update their skills for the future. In the very near future, their colleagues will be robots and machines. So ask yourself: what skills do I need to do my job in the future? Are there new training and courses that I need to follow? How can I invest in my own talents today to secure my job for tomorrow?
Conclusion
A new plan has been developed for the workplaces of the future. The workplaces we knew in the past will cease to exist. Artificial intelligence, robots, and machines will influence all industries. In America, workers, contractors, and consultants will be the new standard and robots will become more and more our colleagues. Therefore, workers must act now to update their skills for the new era of robots and machines.