Comment on We went from LEARN TO CODE to NO ONE LEARN TO CODE GET A CONSTRUCTION JOB in about a 3 year span.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The Learn To Code hype was being driven by employers to create a work surplus to drive wages down. Now those same employers think they can use AI instead.
janus2@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
then it’s going to inadvertently happen to the trades too 😬
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Any new construction job is going to crash because no one will have any money to build new anymore. I’m already seeing stalled projects new me. Not that I have a big problem with that. They like to cut down and cleared trees to build a warehouse instead of tearing down old buildings.
janus2@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Large corporations will always have the money. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them get so large they start forming in-house construction companies, initially offering above market pay and benefits, to attract large teams of workers and undercut existing independent (often unionized) construction services. The competition forces the indie union shops to shutter or sell, and now, in control of the entire workforce, the corporations slash the wages and benefits as the workers no longer have other places to apply to.
Race to the bottom, baybeeee
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
The billionaire goal is to get back to building company towns.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They’re not going to be building malls and warehouses if no one is buying shit anymore.