Thread: Could a robot do your job?

Put in Technical Sales Rep which is the closest I could get to, but everything listed as either being able to be automated and what wasn't isn't even stuff I do, so pretty **** survey - maybe they need to automate it...

But a plain old Sales Rep is only 7%? No idea how they work this out. I'm sure if my job could be automated, my company would sack me I a second, but they still insist I show up each day...

So here's a more detailed breakdown of what jobs could be done by robots. Apparently male jobs are generally more under threat than the jobs of females, who are said to be more creative and interpersonal.
Artificial intelligence: Men's jobs face higher risk of automation than women, low-paid workers also at risk - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Checkout operators at low risk to automation!

These numpties that decided this clearly haven't shopped at Bunnings, Big W, Kmart, Woollies, etc. where the self service checkouts proliferate.

100% of my job could be done by a robot - I'm retired and a pensioner ....

Wonder if I'll get a redundancy ?

I'll not bother claiming because Centrelink would want it all....

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Checkout operators at low risk to automation!

These numpties that decided this clearly haven't shopped at Bunnings, Big W, Kmart, Woollies, etc. where the self service checkouts proliferate.

Our local supermarket has ripped out most of theirs, the last two are opposite the 12 or less counter so they can be better monitored for dodgy customers. Good staff (when you can get them) are worth more than a crappy machine.

Originally Posted by 87County

100% of my job could be done by a robot - I'm retired and a pensioner ....

Wonder if I'll get a redundancy ?

I'll not bother claiming because Centrelink would want it all....

I'm semi-retired as a pensioner so that part is the same as you, 100% done by robot. I also work part time as a bus driver which has a rate of 41% which I would have thought would be higher with driverless cars coming soon. So driverless buses won't be far behind. Won't worry me as I will be fully retired very soon.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Our local supermarket has ripped out most of theirs, the last two are opposite the 12 or less counter so they can be better monitored for dodgy customers. Good staff (when you can get them) are worth more than a crappy machine.

Huge fraud rate on self-service checkouts, I read. Many people cheating the scanners by either not scanning or by only scanning cheap products. Honesty is not that common, apparently. They still have to pay staff to monitor the customers are doing the right thing, so they might as well have the staff operate the checkouts.
I wouldn't use them for two reasons:

• They put real people out of jobs
• I might be accused of cheating

Hopefully, this is a victory for people over machines.

apprently half of my job can be done by a computer, fudged if i know how its going to but since i am a diesel mechanic apprently half of my job is looking at manuals accord into the survey lol if i am lucky we have a manual on whatever it is i am working on lol