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imdfantom t1_j4gl3ja wrote

Reply to comment by amonrane in Will AI Lead To Lost Of Jobs by therealsam44

>AI will create some new jobs, but overall lead to a net decrease in jobs. In other words, it will replace more workers than it requires

Which will conveniently free up a lot of people for caregiving jobs (which will only increase in demand as the population ages)

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TheSecretAgenda t1_j4gudo6 wrote

Those jobs do not pay above minimum wage and are very unpleasant.

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gigahydra t1_j4i9ab5 wrote

I don't know where you live, but the cheapest qualified caretaker I can find is $30/hr.

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TheSecretAgenda t1_j4imk6k wrote

The agency is taking about half of that.

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gigahydra t1_j4ioows wrote

You don't need to work through an agency. For my mom we have two independent caretakers, and then go through an agency to backfill when our primaries are unavailable. They're not going to have any trouble finding another opportunity after my mom passes, either...word of mouth can go far in that business.

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MoistPhilosophera t1_j4kwxiv wrote

Agreed, they're insanely overpriced, about time this pay to do nothing bullshit gets down to earth.

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gigahydra t1_j4l74xh wrote

Yeah, I've had some experiences with caretakers like that as well. The ones that do the job right are worth every cent tho.

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MoistPhilosophera t1_j4kwvd2 wrote

>Those jobs do not pay above minimum wage and are very unpleasant.

That sounds like a them problem.

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