Software Jobs Show What Most Jobs Will Become: Managing Robots
StrategicHarmony · reddit · 2026-09-08
A Reddit discussion argues software development already shows the future of work: your job is now managing robots that do your old tasks, with skill shifting to guiding and reviewing AI output. The author predicts most jobs will follow this pattern within 1-3 years, differing only in the kind of oversight required.
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