Is Your Job an Endangered Species? An Article by Andy Kessler

Even though technology is seen to be a great advancement in history, it is also seen as a two sided sword; either way it could be bad. In the article “Is Your Job an Endangered Species?” Andy Kessler persuades his audience into believing with the advancement of technology, it could continue to take over thousands of jobs as the days go by. Kessler writes this article describing two types of workers that make up the economy today. Kessler mentions that if an economy keeps good skills nearby and stays open minded it will be useful as technology continues to bloom. Kessler is open to believing that new skills will help with job security in the future; however, Paul Krugman disagrees. Paul Krugman is the author of “Degrees and Dollars.” The author reaches out to his readers by making them aware of the world today and he also includes what the president had to say about job stability. Krugman’s drive to write this article is very clear. His drive is to make his readers understand that jobs are not a guarantee, just because of a college degree. Kessler try’s to make his audience aware that technology advancements are harming high educated jobs. While these two writings are different, there are points where they agree, such as technology is rapidly replacing jobs, jobs that use the mind are the key to success, and society will stand strong.

The first point in which the two authors agree is the fact that jobs are being replaced by the fast advancement of technology. Just only a decade ago the modern computer was created. However, scientists and engineers have not stopped brainstorming new creations. Technology has improved in the past few years not only by the looks, but by the intelligence function. The brain of technology has flown pas...

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...wn to about 6 percent of U.S. employment, there aren’t many assembly-line jobs left to lose” (335). However, overall technology will never fully over run society, even if the human race starts fearing. Technology may be growing, but it is also creating new jobs and allowing America to fight back. Ultimately the economic growth created by new jobs always overwhelms the drag from jobs destroyed- if policy makers let it happen (Kessler 332).

Works Cited

Kessler, Andy. “Is Your Job an Endangered Species?” Reading & Writing in the Academic Community. Ed. Mary Lynch Kennedy and Hadley M. Smith. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson, 2010. 330-332. Print.

Krugman, Paul. “Degrees and Dollars.” Reading & Writing in the Academic Community. Ed. Mary Lynch Kennedy and Hadley M. Smith. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson, 2010. 333-335. Print.