Posted by lostforwards on December 2, 2004, at 8:07:48
In reply to Don't all jobs require skills?, posted by Glydin on December 2, 2004, at 6:52:37
Yes but...
Some jobs are artifical or become redundant. The skills they require can also be qualified more as arts which have implicit value. There are people who aren't important to a company - as far as profit and operation are concerned - and they usually get thrown out the window.
Pyschiatrist will continually have to retrain as old theories and methods of diagnosis become debunked. Then maybe they'll become "neurologists".
Other peoples jobs are made useless by technological advancement and they're forced to retrain. I don't think people who work in McDonalds or WalMart, or their equivalents, will ever be replaced by robots though...How much skill do I need to work at McDonalds? Not much. A bit of McDonalds specific training maybe, none of which I would consider "skills".
The only thing I have to be is a human being who's willing to work which SHOULD be of great value.Jobs like these are the backbone of society and will never get old.
I find it hillarious that such places will hire someone who has more skills or training ( even if it's completely unrelated to the job ) over someone who doesn't which is merely a sign of our times. They say "you must have a colledge degree to get a job!".....many jobs these days are way to "high up the food chain" and alot of them are more of an indulgence than a necessary for survival.
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