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jlees on July 22, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tech Jobs That the Cloud Will Eliminate - hands-on...

The point is there are people out there highly trained and experienced at focusing on the mundane, and if their jobs go away, what will they do?

Besides, poking about with hardware and sysadminning can be pretty fun, in limited short bursts.

j2d2 on July 22, 2009 [–]

The point is there are people out there highly trained and experienced at focusing on the mundane, and if their jobs go away, what will they do?

They should learn something new... Just because they're highly trained doesn't mean they get a free ride for the rest of their lives.

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