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For the back half of the 20th century (what Fortune founder Henry Luce called “The American Century”), MBA and law degree programs were a ticket to a great office job and a path to the American Dream. The 21st century is asking the question: What happens when all those office jobs get automated?....

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 36 points 2 days ago (4 children)

He has just given himself an eighteen month deadline to succeed or lose his own job. At least, that’s how I’d interpret it if I was in a position to fire his ass.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Actually, I'd interpret it as him losing his job in 18 months regardless of whether he succeeds or fails, since management is a white-collar job.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Executives would be the perfect jobs to automate really, there is little they do that computers couldn't, and they are such high value positions nowadays.

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