Part time everything...

"Actually, when the machines take over more of our commerce (and they will), part time workers will go from being a step down from full time, to just lucky to have a job. Then what will the future jobs report look like? Good question. Hard to do a smoke and mirrors report then there is really nothing there. That is - unless you are a robot."   

Part time. At one time had a connotation. Sometimes a bad connotation. These days - part time is a fact of life. How so? Seems the voice of truth is coming out of the administrations iron curtain. Jobs report. Many, if not most, are part time or temp jobs. Caveat - unless they are government jobs. Many are full time and go on forever.

 But then, why are so many part time jobs being sought? To make ends meet. It is tough out here these days. Why? Biden-omics. And speaking of the name Biden, he is our current president, who is also part time. Last year 40% of his time was on vacation or hiding in his basement in Delaware.

Congress is also part-time. Work-weeks are often times Tuesday thru Thursday. That is, when Congress is not in recess. One wonders why things never get done in Congress. Why their approval rating is almost lower than a Hamas terrorist. To get work done, one must be present. I know, I know - what good does it do be there, when the other side sits with arms folded and always says "NO!"

Back to us for a minute. Part time is no longer a stigma - it is becoming a fact of life. Many places offer part time employment just so the worker comes under the threshold of benefits. Saves money that way for the employer. Others are just trying to "plug the holes", without paying too much in labor costs. Still others might know the dirty little secret of what is coming and coming fast. 

This decade, millions of American workers are going to be replaced. Not by foreigners - by "Hal" (reference to 2001 - Space Odessey). In the movie 2001, "Hal", loaded with AI, was up and running just after the millennium started. In real life, plenty of "Hal" type AI loaded robotic devices, will be up and running before 2030. That is less than six years away. And in those six years, the world is going to change right before our eyes. "Hals" will be popping up everywhere.

Actually, when the machines take over more of our commerce (and they will), part time workers will go from being a step down from full time, to just lucky to have a job. Then what will the future jobs report look like? Good question. Hard to do a smoke and mirrors report then there is really nothing there. That is - unless you are a robot.