Embrace Your Inner Couch Potato: Exploring The Remote Work Revolution!
How did they do it? Well, they used super cool video calls to connect to the store. Goldstein's posts on X show how companies are now sending jobs like being a cashier, receptionist, shop helper, and even security guard to faraway places.
Did you know that some big companies in rich countries send their jobs to other countries to save money? Yup, it's true! They pay people in countries like Southeast Asia and South America less money to do the same job, and sometimes even more work!
company is called ¡°happy cashier¡±
¡ª brett goldstein (@thatguybg) April 6, 2024
no website but operating in 5 asian fast food places in new york city
So, there's this guy named Brett Goldstein who's into starting businesses and knows a bunch about tech stuff. He recently shared a bunch of stuff on X (which used to be Twitter) about meeting a worker. But get this, the worker was all the way in the Philippines, and yet, they were working as a cashier in New York!
this is insane
¡ª brett goldstein (@thatguybg) April 6, 2024
cashier is literally zooming into nyc from the philippines pic.twitter.com/opAyS8AYUs
How did they do it? Well, they used super cool video calls to connect to the store. Goldstein's posts on X show how companies are now sending jobs like being a cashier, receptionist, shop helper, and even security guard to faraway places.
In South America I saw this too A LOT
¡ª @levelsio (@levelsio) April 7, 2024
Many hotels, shops and office buildings had remote security people and doormen
You can see them and they can see you
Not sure where they work from but might as well be the cheapest country in South America (or the world!)
Remote jobs¡ https://t.co/fAlBYkIlJZ pic.twitter.com/Li9YlztaAk
Goldstein talked about his chat with the Filipino cashier, saying, "At first, I thought it was awesome. But now I'm starting to think about a future that's a bit scary. Imagine living in a city where none of the people you see in stores are real humans. It's like a punishment for not treating retail workers better."
Someone else on X talked about how technology like this takes away jobs. They said, "We all know the story: machines take over jobs, but now the work is split between us (like using self-checkouts) and people in other countries who get paid very little."
now let¡¯s use this tech to allow disabled people to work remotely instead of using it solely for cheap overseas labour!!! https://t.co/hoQrdBCXzF
¡ª ellie middleton ? (@elliemidds) April 7, 2024
Another X user shared a video from Uruguay. It showed virtual workers helping out in lots of different businesses. They said, "I've seen this a lot in South America too! Many hotels, shops, and offices have remote workers doing jobs like security and being doormen. They can see us, and we can see them. We're not sure where they work from, but it's probably the cheapest place in South America, or even the whole world! Remote jobs are really going to the next level now."
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