When my daughters were selecting a college course, I promised that I would not interfere and impose my choice. My parents decided that I should take food technology because it was not a common course and it might help our small bakeshop. The future of work in 1980 was best left to my parents, or so I thought. Even if I didn’t insist on a course, I hinted to one daughter in 2003 that she should consider computer programming. Their course preference prevailed. Upon graduation, they secured a job close to their college courses. A few years later, both ended up in digital careers, a direction they adapted because of emerging technologies.
In the digital transformation journey, the future of work does not end in a college degree. “By 2030, some jobs would be cannibalized, some would be created, others would be transformed but only a few would remain untouched”. This forecast is based on a report on “The Future of Work Is Still Being Written, But Who Is Holding the Pen?” UiPath, a Robotic Process Automation software company, commissioned this study to Forrester Consulting.