Menial jobs that are still not done by machines

veryangryman · 11-08-2014 10:12PM #1

One that sticks in my craw... Chefs....

Bad enough that society makes celebrities out of the profession but surely the prep, cooking and serving could be automated to a greater extent than now.

I mean find out how to do it well, then get a robot to do it. More hours with the crack pipe could ensue. Result.

SpaceTime · 11-08-2014 10:13PM

I was quite surprised to find that recycling is still at least part sorted by hand because people are too lazy to reliably separate plastic, paper and cans.

punisher5112 · 11-08-2014 10:14PM

Spray painting cars.
Truck,bus,taxi drivers

something to change my tv channel or type this without touching anything.

punisher5112 · 11-08-2014 10:17PM

SpaceTime wrote: »

I was quite surprised to find that recycling is still at least part sorted by hand because people are too lazy to reliably separate plastic, paper and cans.

Sure I see people use recycle bins for normal rubbish and think it's ok if the plastic packaging they put in is still full of what they bought and so on.

Chucken · 11-08-2014 10:17PM

veryangryman wrote: »

One that sticks in my craw... Chefs....

Bad enough that society makes celebrities out of the profession but surely the prep, cooking and serving could be automated to a greater extent than now.

I mean find out how to do it well, then get a robot to do it. More hours with the crack pipe could ensue. Result.

You think being a chef is a menial job??

whupdedo · 11-08-2014 10:17PM

SpaceTime wrote: »

I was quite surprised to find that recycling is still at least part sorted by hand because people are too lazy to reliably separate plastic, paper and cans.

If they want me to go to the bother of recycling, then they can bloody well sort the ****in thing themselves :cool:

john the one · 11-08-2014 10:18PM

Why the he'll do I still risk getting ****e on my hand while wiping when I could just wipe down a machine who may or may not get my ****e on its parts after wiping me?

Tail Docker · 11-08-2014 10:19PM

Repairing broken machines. Thanks be to God.

veryangryman · 11-08-2014 10:21PM

Chucken wrote: »

You think being a chef is a menial job??

Cooking prep and serving is. If your restaurant has a set menu and x configurations of each food then I believe it is automatable.

To answer your question specifically... I think it's an overrated profession that can make ego maniacs out of people for imo no good reason.

Thoie · 11-08-2014 10:21PM

Vacuuming. We theoretically have the roomba, but it doesn't cope very well with long hair on carpet.

Why don't we have nanobots that collect dust and bring the dust back to designated receptacles?

I should be able to have a bed that automatically washes, dries and irons all the bedclothes every day so that I can get into a clean bed every night.

bboybaboy19 · 11-08-2014 10:22PM

Seriously? A chef?

Someone has never cooked a meal in their life anyway.

Chucken · 11-08-2014 10:23PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Cooking prep and serving is. If your restaurant has a set menu and x configurations of each food then I believe it is automatable.

True. Sure all thats involved is flinging random stuff into a pot :rolleyes:

11-08-2014 10:25PM

Robotic pooper scoopers.

Pablodreamsofnew · 11-08-2014 10:26PM

Putting the figs into fig rolls.

veryangryman · 11-08-2014 10:27PM

I forgot voting of course!

The Backwards Man · 11-08-2014 10:28PM

Teachers
Accountants
Solicitors
Architects
Doctors

punisher5112 · 11-08-2014 10:28PM

Real robo cops need something here that can get some respect and if you dont you get punished.

Tail Docker · 11-08-2014 10:30PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Cooking prep and serving is. If your restaurant has a set menu and x configurations of each food then I believe it is automatable.

To answer your question specifically... I think it's an overrated profession that can make ego maniacs out of people for imo no good reason.

"The Mensch" is credited with popularising and promoting Chefs as he felt it was unfair that they could not afford to eat in the establishments they worked in. I tend to agree. My old lad was friends with a lot of top chefs and they work unbelievably hard and for crazy hours. I have a lot, lot of time for them.

SureYWouldntYa · 11-08-2014 10:30PM

I dread the day some of these jobs are done by machines, be no work left if every job that can be done by a machine is done by a machine

diomed · 11-08-2014 10:30PM

Car driving. I expect city and motorway driving will be controlled by central traffic computers, with the driver taking over on other roads.

stimpson · 11-08-2014 10:31PM

Project Management

hidinginthebush · 11-08-2014 10:31PM

SpaceTime wrote: »

I was quite surprised to find that recycling is still at least part sorted by hand because people are too lazy to reliably separate plastic, paper and cans.

But they all go into the same bin?

Fr_Dougal · 11-08-2014 10:33PM

veryangryman wrote: »

One that sticks in my craw... Chefs....

Bad enough that society makes celebrities out of the profession but surely the prep, cooking and serving could be automated to a greater extent than now.

I mean find out how to do it well, then get a robot to do it. More hours with the crack pipe could ensue. Result.

Jaysus...have you never eaten in a good restaurant?

veryangryman · 11-08-2014 10:35PM

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

I dread the day some of these jobs are done by machines, be no work left if every job that can be done by a machine is done by a machine

If automated enough, the machines would generate wealth for people to not need to work. Could then have more leisure time and higher standards of living. Those interested could have more time for research into useful things like the future of the planet and we wouldn't have to hail to the almighty dollar much.

Too preachy?

RDM_83 again · 11-08-2014 10:35PM

90% of Event Stewarding (if you don't hold a security licence) can be replaced by either a no entry/fire escape sign or a small fence

SilverScreen · 11-08-2014 10:36PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Teachers
Accountants
Solicitors
Architects
Doctors

I'm nearly sure a couple of teachers I had in school were robots.

Tail Docker · 11-08-2014 10:36PM

RDM_83 again wrote: »

90% of Event Stewarding (if you don't hold a security licence) can be replaced by either a no entry/fire escape sign or a small fence

Tell that to Slane. And that was a high fence...

AnonoBoy · 11-08-2014 10:37PM

Shelling prawns.

Nib · 11-08-2014 10:39PM

Footing turf.

refusetolose · 11-08-2014 10:41PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Spray painting cars.
Truck,bus,taxi drivers

something to change my tv channel or type this without touching anything.

all these are practically available

SpaceTime · 11-08-2014 10:41PM

hidinginthebush wrote: »

But they all go into the same bin?

Because nowhere in the world has anyone been trustworthy enough to pre-sort them so they gave up and use 'single stream recycling'.

Menial jobs that are still not done by machines

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