Is Your Job An Endangered Species Analysis

When we were a child, our parents taught us that if we wanted something, we had to work for it. When they talked about work, it was a way of saying if you truly want something you would do what it takes to get it. As we grow older, we began to understand why our parents constantly annoyed us to work. In our nation, everything is left working for. Putting food on the table to buying something that pleased yourself; meant spending about forty hours a week on your feet. Working does not necessarily mean there will be an enjoyment doing it, but for some it is the only way for them to sustain their life and family. On the contrary, for some, working is their passion. They are unable to take a step back and see a life outside of work. Work can be …show more content…
As these aspects come together, unemployment is greatly affected. Machinery and robots have taken many jobs and industries are realizing that people in other countries will work the same amount but for less. In, Is Your Job an Endangered Species?, by Andy Kessler, he explains how there is more to losing a job. Kessler agrees to technology taking people’s jobs, but he also explains how there is no longer a “blue-collar” and “white collar” workers, instead, “There are two types of workers in our economy: creators and servers” (1255). By saying this, Kessler considers servers to be aiding the creators, while the creators are the ones in charge of enormous growing industries. Servers have characteristics that are able to be classified. Some are classified as being simple workers at a local store to government ruled facilities, but Kessler concludes, “...[the] economy is incredibly dynamic, and there is no quick fix for job creation when so much technology-driven job destruction is taking place” (1256). The economy is continously modifying itself to provde more for the nation, but these modifications are the ones that hurt workers the most. The workers laid off typically had a skill that they were great at, but is now being done by a machine or robot. Some workers spend years gaining …show more content…
He uses the analogy of the sinking and rising of boats to explain how individuals who are in poverty continue to live in poverty, while individuals who are wealthy continue to grow their wealth. The three categories are: routine producers, in-person servers, and symbolic analysts. Routine producers are workers often working in factories or industries. Reich states, “The boat containing routine producers is sinking rapidly” (1289). They are sinking rapidly since these workers are put into competition with technological advances and cheap labor in other nations. As technology grow, works that are currently working in industries are being laid off and replaced with a robot. Industries are determined to find ways of profiting for themselves, even if it mean letting go over hundreds of workers, and moving across the world to find cheaper labor. In-person servers are usually high school graduates or drop outs that are working at retail-stores or the fast food business. Like the routine producers, this boat is sinking as well but not as rapidly, for with none ending franchises, there is work available for those who have not continued in their education. These jobs are usually easy to obtained and do not require a college degree. Although the pay is only minimum wage, some are left with no other choice. Lastly are the symbolic