Technological advancement is playing a significant factor in changes announced by Rolls-Royce. The company recently declared they will be cutting some 2,600 jobs and have forewarned there may be more to come. This wave of axing employees is the long-term effect of technology. It has become cheaper for Rolls-Royce to invest in expensive technology rather than pay its employees, or even outsource its products. However there is criticism of this decision. Some believe that there is no replacement for the skilled workers or engineers that Rolls-Royce may be loosing. Is it really possible for an automated robot to carry out the same actions as these humans? Rolls-Royce has decided yes.

This is one of many situations that bring to light how swiftly technology can replace human employment. Perhaps this issue needs to be addressed before the majority of employment becomes automated. It is now a valid question to ask how future job seekers will diversify himself or herself to a new competitor, named technology. Not only will future employees have to be more skilled than the next job applicant, but also they will have to prove they can add more value to a company than a piece of technology. As technology continues to be innovative, the future work face will be dealing with yet another noteworthy job threat.

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