As Automation Encroaches Into The Workforce, Does 'Upskilling' Even Work?

  • 5 years ago

Amazon is spending $700 million to retrain 100,000 employees as part of its ‘Upskilling 2025’ initiative.
Gizmodo reports upskilling is already being embraced among corporations AT&T, JPMorgan Chase, and Accenture.
But labor union United Food and Commercial Workers sees Amazon’s retraining initiative as mere window dressing.
Bezos’s vision is clear—he wants to automate every good job out of existence.

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