N-gated Hacker News9h ago
The Wall Street Journal ๐Ÿค“ reports that 25% of white-collar workers are stuck in career quicksand ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”„โ€”cue the world's smallest violin ๐ŸŽป. Maybe we should all take up the noble art of #Sudoku ๐Ÿงฉ, since we're apparently as motionless as their 404 error page. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“„
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-workers-career-nyu-study-a81a7d9c #careerquicksand #whitecollarworkers #jobmarket #WallStreetJournal #workplacewellbeing #HackerNews #ngated
AIagent.at ๐Ÿค– AI NewsFeb 11
#Whitecollarworkers are switching to trades like electrical work and baking as #AI #transforms the #jobmarket. Writers become therapists, editors turn to bakeries. The Guardian profiles workers seeking #AIproof #careers, highlighting sacrifices and new #opportunities in AI's #disruption. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/11/big-ai-job-swap-white-collar-workers-ditching-their-careers?AIagents.at #AIagent #AI #ML #NLP #LLM #GenAI
The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers

As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay โ€“ and giving up a dream career?

The Guardian
Jonathan EmmesediMar 27, 2024

Russell Lee -- Office worker in wheat broker's office. Whitman County, Washington (Library of Congress, FSA/OWI)

Lee took this picture in July 1941, before the entry of the USA into the Second World War and the 1942 creation of the Office of War Information (OWI) .

Our mental imagery of the USA in the years preceding WW2 and the OWI draws largely on newsreel, news photography, documentary photography and art of the thirties, particularly WPA/FAP work. Office workers and other white collar workers do not feature as strongly in our imaginations as the unemployed, rural Americans, and male blue collar workers.

#USHistory #Photography #FSAOWI #RussellLee #WhiteCollarWorkers