Australian politicians speaking of greenhouse gas emissions, the coal industry, and what (if anything) ought be done about them frequently raise the issue of jobs.… Read More »Where’s creative destruction when you need it?
In a recent conversation about the affect of artificial intelligence on employment on Professionals Australia’s new discussion board, a commenter made a point about the… Read More »How will the future of work accommodate lifelong learning?
The ABC this week reported that an Australian company’s experiment in doing no work on Wednesdays had “gone global“. According to the article, employees continue… Read More »Reflections on No-Work Wednesdays
I mentioned in my previous entry that I’m awaiting the outcome of an interview for some casual work. This is actually the third interview I’ve… Read More »On the hazards of being interviewed for work
In my entry reviewing Dave Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs, I noted that Graeber suggests that at least some software developers are in the perverse position of… Read More »On open source software as a job-seeking tool