re: Re: Speed, Technology, Progress does not mean

pgeorge@bailey.com
Fri, 27 Jan 95 11:07:07 EST

>Stever Robbins stever@mit.edu stever@verstek.com

>You can trivially convince me of your point of view, however, by providing
>some hard numbers documenting rough rates of job loss and rough rates of
>new job creation.

While it does not have the level of detail you may want, check out this
week's Time magazine (30 Jan, p55,64) or text at the web site

http://www.timeinc.com/time/magazine/domestic/1995/950130/950130.sotu.wealth.ht
ml

The real problem is that many part time jobs are being created and that
many of the lost jobs are managerial or aerospace/defense engineers, at
leas partially due to the 'downsizing' religion/fashion. Since most job
openings require years of prior experience in the exact type of business
or job description these people are virtually unhireable. I can tell you
from personal experience that a person from an aerospace computing
background is considered skilless by HR departments staffing MIS shops
(wasn't using COBOL, Visual Basic, or IBM iron). 'Retraining' would
require 4-5 years of university education (new degree) and experience.
Added to this that they are competing with new graduates (younger=cheaper)
and you have a real problem.

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