Job Security: It’s like the 8th day of the week. It doesn’t exist.

Here’s why I think jobs still won’t be abundant and available in the future – regardless of your educational background, skills, or experience.

Now I’m no Lady Donald Trump or Kim Kiyosaki. But through reading and associations, as well as becoming more aware of what’s going on around me, I have come up with some .. realization.

I was at lunch today and there were janitors that are protesting because some of them are getting laid off, so those that remain at the job do more work for the same pay.

I was making phone calls and two, three transfers later, I’m still talking to an automated machine.

I was at a restaurant and the bathrooms were all automatic flush, automatic paper towel dispensers, auto faucet, etc.

Paying for parking on parking machines.

New and improved systems on administrative work.

Cocacola has a new high touch screen vending machine.

Online schools are on an all time increase.

My point is, this recession has given geniuses an opportunity to create machines, softwares, or in other words, technologically advanced apparatus and mechanisms to replace the “laid off” employees. Sooner or later, everything will be so mainstreamed and improved through technology. Companies are starting to improvise ways to invest in technology to do some (if not most) of the job the company needs – otherwise replacing A LOT of manual labor.

By the time the recession slows down and economy starts to get back up, companies have already found a way to keep the company running –without any manual help. That’s why when the economy gets better that doesn't mean that more jobs will be offered. I just don’t think that there is a thing called JOB security anymore. Unless of course you’re in a career that’s constantly improving (e.g. comp sci, military, etc).

When my dad told me to get back to school and get my Master’s degree so by the time I’m done maybe there will be more work available, I knew that wasn’t my option. Going back to school to get more student loans so when I’m done I could get a JOB so I could pay back my student loans? Doesn’t make sense.

By then Taxes will be ridiculous. If today people take home only 65% of their income, in the future everyone (but business owners) will be taxed so highly they will be all broke, or dead broke. I read somewhere, maybe D Trump or R Kiyosaki have said this, that in the future, there will only be two kinds of people. The upper class wealthy, and the lower class third world poor. No more middle class.

Looks like the land of opportunity is becoming a scary jungle. Actually, I’ll take that back. It’s the Land of Opportunity – meaning you have to go seek it. Thank God I learned this now. Because if I didn’t, I’d still be Naive. America is opportunity. Not the Land of “find a job and be a slave for someone else.”