Online forums could be expanded to create the equivalent of medieval guilds which could enable workers to learn new skills
THE DEBATE about the future of work tends to divide commentators into two camps. The optimistic case is that technology may cause temporary disruption but will ultimately result in economic growth and thus more jobs. Combine harvesters reduced the need for agricultural labourers and personal computers eliminated the typing pool, but the displaced workers found jobs in the end.
Not all of these jobs will be well paid, especially for women, says McKinsey—just as, according to left-wing critics, the jobs boom of recent years has been in low-paid work . On the bright side, discouraged workers have rejoined the labour market as the economy has boomed, while technology has made it easier for employers to find workers .
All this makes it sound as if the future of jobs will look like the past. Before the days of the factory and the office, many workers were part of a “putting-out system”, in which merchants hired them to undertake specific tasks, such as spinning or weaving, for which they were paid a piece rate. The attraction to employers is that such work is cheap. The authors quote marketing executives as saying their company could save up to 40% by not paying benefits and saving on office space.
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