Our freakishly Jetsons kind of world

Here was the day's events…
 

• I got cash from an ATM – no human required.
• I got my groceries at the self-checkout – no human required.
• I got gas from a pump – no human required.
• I got my car washed at a drive-thru – no human required.
• I got into the airport through an automated toll system – no human required.
• I got my boarding pass at a kiosk – no human required.
• I tagged my own bag and put it on the belt – no human required.

I never needed a human until I got to security and they wanted to put my gear (and my person) through another machine to make sure I wasn't endangering other humans. #irony

These were all jobs once upon a time.

• Bank Tellers
• Grocery Clerks
• Gas Pump Attendants
• Car Washers
• Toll Takers
• Airline Ticket Agents
• Bag Checkers

What makes us think ANY job is secure?
Why rest in ease that ANY lifestyle is set?

• Keep upping your skills.
• Make sure you are invaluable, cross trainable and not too dependent.
• Start something on the side.It's a scary, automated freakishly-close-to-the-Jetsons kind of place we live in these days.Make sure you aren't automated out of the picture and out of a paycheck.

I'd love to hear from you below with how you are taking steps to protect yourself from being automated-out.

[Yep – I cover how to start something on the side in ‘The Barefoot Executive' ]