8Employees

Retail store managers, jobs in manufacturing, and librarians were all once sought-after professions that had job security, quality benefits, and dependable futures. That is far from true today. Online shopping, automation in manufacturing, and e-books now make these once secure career paths unstable. People can still have success with these careers, but the severe drop in demand for these jobs make it clear – going into one of these professions is not advisable.

Industries, markets, and workplaces are constantly evolving, making it necessary that employees transform as well. Certain characteristics that were once valuable have less relevance now. This, in a nutshell, captures the true challenge people face in the workplace today. ...

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