Comment by fn-mote
7 hours ago
Look at traditional manufacturing. Automation has made massive inroads. Not as much of the economy is directly supporting (eg, auto) manufacturers as it used to be (stats check needed). Nevertheless, there are plenty of mechanical engineering jobs. Not so many lower skill line worker jobs in the US any more, though. You have to ask yourself which category you are in (by analogy). Don’t be the SWE working on the assembly line.
>Don’t be the SWE working on the assembly line.
The job is literally building automation.
There is no equivalent to "working on the assembly line" as an SWE.
>Not so many lower skill line worker jobs in the US any more, though
Because Globalization.
Yes there totally are web development, shovel ware app development, are two that I can think of off the top of my head.
That's an assembly line just one churning out cheap crap.