Very interesting conversation! Lying in bed weakened by a cold, I listened to it a second time. Funnily enough, as a German born in the late-70s, I have professional experience in the areas mentioned here (particularly audio post-production and IT). I mention this only to illustrate that I have some expertise in these areas.
I have the impression that the guest explains the phenomenon of Quiet Quitting with the misconduct of superiors, while the interviewer repeatedly refers to technological developments. As someone who - like many others - doesn't really care what their boss thinks, I would argue that technological progress is the reason for Quiet Quitting. It certainly seems that we've reached a plateau in terms of digitalization. For example, the transition from the tape machine mentioned in the interview to digital audio production, for example via the DAW Pro Tools, was over 30(!) years ago. How can this be improved? Through prompt engineering (AI)? Maybe, but is it still fun - for the listener and the producer? In contrast, you can now see tape machines in the studio background in music production tutorials on YouTube! Tape machines are hip again.
Just imagine the following picture: A customer supporter in his home office has managed to automate most tasks of his job. In the morning, he opens the laptop, sends a view emails (written from ChatGPT) around the globe just to finish his daily work before lunch time. His boss did automate her job as well. Both know, that most things they do can now be considered as Productivity Theater. That's why they continue their education during working hours, become creative or inform themselves about world events. This is happening already today.
So, what kind of work are they actually doing? Should they earn money for it? Should the boss get paid more than the customer service representative? If so, why?
Very interesting conversation! Lying in bed weakened by a cold, I listened to it a second time. Funnily enough, as a German born in the late-70s, I have professional experience in the areas mentioned here (particularly audio post-production and IT). I mention this only to illustrate that I have some expertise in these areas.
I have the impression that the guest explains the phenomenon of Quiet Quitting with the misconduct of superiors, while the interviewer repeatedly refers to technological developments. As someone who - like many others - doesn't really care what their boss thinks, I would argue that technological progress is the reason for Quiet Quitting. It certainly seems that we've reached a plateau in terms of digitalization. For example, the transition from the tape machine mentioned in the interview to digital audio production, for example via the DAW Pro Tools, was over 30(!) years ago. How can this be improved? Through prompt engineering (AI)? Maybe, but is it still fun - for the listener and the producer? In contrast, you can now see tape machines in the studio background in music production tutorials on YouTube! Tape machines are hip again.
Just imagine the following picture: A customer supporter in his home office has managed to automate most tasks of his job. In the morning, he opens the laptop, sends a view emails (written from ChatGPT) around the globe just to finish his daily work before lunch time. His boss did automate her job as well. Both know, that most things they do can now be considered as Productivity Theater. That's why they continue their education during working hours, become creative or inform themselves about world events. This is happening already today.
So, what kind of work are they actually doing? Should they earn money for it? Should the boss get paid more than the customer service representative? If so, why?
I had the privilege to meet and work with Dr.Cam. He is a genuinely kind and open-minded man.