Workers worry about robots stealing jobs, just not their jobs. They may be overconfident

Workers worry about robots stealing jobs, just not their jobs. They may be overconfident

5 years ago
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/09/workers-worry-about-robots-stealing-jobs-just-not-their-jobs.html

In San Francisco today, you can get a cup of coffee made by a robot barista, then walk past the headquarters of companies — Airbnb, Uber, Pinterest — that have disrupted the way work is done in industries as diverse as hospitality, taxi services, public transit, retail and more. If a robot can pour you a macchiato, what other jobs, even those we feel confident only humans can do, will soon be overtaken by technology?

New results from the first CNBC/SurveyMonkey Workplace Happiness Index dig into workers' fears about technological change as they relate to job satisfaction. The overall index score of 71 out of 100 shows that workers are by and large satisfied with their jobs, especially in terms of how much meaning they derive from work, how much their colleagues appreciate what they do and how much autonomy they have at work.