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The technology boom of the last two decades has reshaped the nature of work and the workplace, and it’s changing how we interact with the world.
The disruption has been great for some people, but for others, it’s meant that they can’t afford to leave their homes, let alone their jobs.
And, as a result, there’s a growing sense of frustration among the more than 1 million Americans who currently work at a place where they might need to find another job.
It’s been the same frustration I’ve seen in other parts of the country: That people are losing their jobs and having to move back home.
The tech boom of a generationThe most prominent companies in the world are starting to embrace automation and automation-driven processes in the workplace.
These processes, which are known as “saaS,” have helped businesses automate repetitive tasks, such as processing customer orders, scheduling delivery and even providing customer support.
But they also mean that people are being replaced.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the number of workers in the labor force will reach 8.6 million in 2024.
That’s an increase of nearly 20 percent from 20 years ago.
That means that by the year 2020, about a third of the workforce is projected to be in the workforce with no work experience.
“There’s been a big shift in the nature and pace of work,” said Mark Kantrowitz, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
“The pace of that transition is accelerating.”
In an era where most of us work remotely or for part-time jobs, people are going to have to find work.
And if they don’t find a job, they’re likely to find other opportunities elsewhere.
That creates the pressure to find a place to live, find a way to make a living and to make money, said Paul Chodas, CEO of The Future.
“You need a place that you can work from.
You need to have some sort of income.”
That’s why, even though many Americans have moved out of the city and into the suburbs, the demand for housing remains high, he said.
“People are going back home because of the challenges they face,” he said, adding that “they want to be closer to family and friends.”
In addition to the challenges of finding work, some people are also being displaced by technology.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that nearly two-thirds of the households in the country have fewer than two jobs, with more than one-quarter of those in the lowest income bracket having lost their jobs over the past year.
Many Americans are also concerned about their retirement.
The U.K. government recently issued an “emergency alert” for people planning to retire in the coming years, because of what it calls the “potential impact of increased automation, data breaches and cybersecurity.”
In a world of big data, and the growing role of robots and artificial intelligence in our lives, many are struggling to adapt to a changing work and life.
Some are considering moving to a smaller home or to another country, or even quitting altogether.
Some have lost their homes to foreclosure and others are losing jobs to automation.
For some, those options are simply out of reach.
For others, moving away from home and even the workplace is not an option.
For the people who are struggling with the loss of their home, the question is whether the work is worth it.
For many of them, the answer is yes.