Chapter 224 The Second Road
Changes happen unknowingly. When ordinary people feel this change, they are already surging waves.
"Bieber, I'm very sorry, you were fired!"
"But why? Am I not doing my job well?"
"No, you did a great job, especially in recent times, you have become a very good mobility repairman."
“Since I’m doing a good job, why?”
"Bieber, you know, the company's mission is to make money, and if you want to make money, there are only two ways to choose, one is to expand the customer base and the other is to reduce costs, and I chose the second way."
"But you always need a repairman, and you also say I am already a very good repairman."
"Bieber, I no longer need a repairman. Come with me, and I will show you something and you will understand."
Bieber followed the boss to the front of a warehouse with a question mark. Bieber remembered that this warehouse was always the company's spare parts and scrap warehouse, but it was recently discontinued. Now the warehouse has changed a lot at some point, and the exterior wall has been painted and turned into a bright and dazzling metallic color.
At this time, a car was towed over, and in front of it was a small electric unmanned tractor. The tractor came to the front of the warehouse, the warehouse door opened automatically, and the tractor pulled the car into the warehouse.
"Come on, come with me." The boss took Bieber into the warehouse through the open door.
After entering the warehouse, Bieber felt as if he had entered another world, a world that seemed to be in science fiction films. There were dancing robotic arms everywhere in the warehouse. Various robots were busy near cars in a nervous and orderly manner. From time to time, robots were shuttled through the warehouse and delivered to the parts.
The car that had just been dragged in was first sent to a platform, with several probes protruding out, and various scanning beams swept through various parts of the car, and the scanning ended in just over a dozen seconds.
The car was sent to a maintenance platform, several robots surrounded it, several robotic arms extended from the platform, and various robotic hands were operating in dazzling ways like flower arrangements. Within a few minutes, the car was removed, the damaged parts were removed, and the new spare parts were installed, which was also a dazzling and compact operation. The car was reinstalled within a few minutes.
The car was then started, and the test instrument was normal. At this time, an unmanned electric tractor drove over automatically, pulled the car, dragged it off the repair platform, and sent it out of the warehouse.
"Did you see it? In fifteen minutes, the general failure will not be solved in more than fifteen minutes. Even if all the parts are replaced and a car is reassembled, these robots will complete it effortlessly, and it will never exceed half an hour."
"I understand." Bieber smiled bitterly. He never thought that one day he would be snatched from his job by a robot.
"Bieber," the boss patted his shoulder to comfort him, "Don't be sad, you must understand that this is a brand new era, this is a perfect era, you must open your heart to embrace it, be confident, decisive, and sincere. As long as you find your true self, you can get a better future."
Bieber didn't know how he left the company. He wandered listlessly on the street, and his car followed him slowly.
There is no one in the cab, but the steering wheel is automatically rotating. When it encounters a traffic light, it stops by itself, and then catches up when it is a green light. When it encounters pedestrians crossing the road, they will take the initiative to give in. If you don’t look at the cab, no one will find that the car is actually in driverless mode.
Bieber's mind was a little confused. The blow was too sudden. He originally planned to marry Rice next month. The two of them bought a house with a loan. The house was basically arranged, so they were waiting for the wedding next month and then went on their honeymoon.
But now he suddenly lost his job, the loan contract he just signed
"Bieber, are you sad?" A pleasant voice rang in Bieber's ears.
"Yes, Athena, I just lost my job."
"Bieber, I feel sad for you, but this is not a big deal. Things will get better soon. You have to believe in yourself and you are the best."
"Thank you, our boss also comforted me so much. He made me believe in life and myself. He said that this era is the best era. But I think that is not comfort, that is showing off, that is their best era, not ours."
"Bieber, why do you say that? I don't quite understand."
"The boss thinks it is the best era because the robot saves costs and increases his profits. He enjoys the changes and benefits brought by the robot, and he enjoys the benefits of this new era."
"And unfortunately, I don't have a factory to hire robots to work for me, so this new era can't bring me benefits, it can only make me lose my job."
"Sorry, Bieber, you seem to be feeling troubled. Is there anything I can help you?"
"Hey, you can't help me. Our boss can use robots to work for him and make money for him. I can only use robots to do housework."
"Bieber, if you're bothering about losing your job, I think I can help you."
"Is that?" Bieber still couldn't get excited after hearing Athena say this.
It's not a job problem. Bieber feels very frustrated, very depressed, or a little bit of despair because he feels he's abandoned by this society
It’s not the kind of abandonment that is out of place, but the kind of abandonment that falls behind or fails to catch the train. Bieber feels that this new era doesn’t seem to have much to do with him. Although it changes a lot and everything has become good, what’s the use?
He still lost his job!
And Bieber feels that with more and more companies using car repair robots, he will have fewer and fewer opportunities to find a job. Not only did he not get any benefits from this new era, he was abandoned by this new era.
Bieber felt confused. He didn't know what the future path would be. He couldn't see the distance clearly. He could only see that he lost his job because of the robot. He could have a premonition that the robot would become more and more widely used in the future, and it would become more and more difficult for him to find a job.
but
Then what?
Where is his path?
If a robot replaces more and more workers, what will this society become? Where is its living space? How should he adapt to this rapidly changing society?
He was confused, he couldn't see the way forward, he didn't know what to do
Chapter completed!