I landed a role at a tech company focused on the medical field, where my primary task was medical collection. It wasn’t long before I realized that 60% of my job could be automated using a tool called Macros. This was 15 years ago, automation was a new concept to most people.
Excited by the potential, I spent a few days developing an automation that completed what used to take me all day, to be done within three hours. I shared my automation with my supervisor, a friend of mine. Soon after, I was called into the manager’s office (I wasn’t sure if she was going to yell at me for doing nothing for 5 hours a day, or appreciate my hustle).
She asked me to demonstrate how I managed to shave five hours off my workday. After showing her my automation, I was transferred to the tech department with a significant pay bump. This new role, usually requiring a degree, was given to me because of my demonstrated skills and ability to bridge the gap between technology and the medical industry.
Fast forward to today, I walked into the office and during a conversation about AI, one of my staff members asked, “Will our jobs be taken from us in the near future?”
I shared with her that, “When your job gets automated, it’s an opportunity to take on more challenging and meaningful work.”
“Embrace automation,” I continued with a laugh. “The reward for automated work is more work, or rather, more important work.”
The reward for automated work is more work, or rather, more important work.
I learned that at 18.
Embracing the Shift: From Process to Outcome
We automate to eliminate the unimportant tasks, allowing us to focus on what truly matters—tasks that technology still can’t replace humans for. As people, we often take pride in the process, the steps involved in our work. But with advancing technology, the process will become less important. What we will learn to value is the end result, the output.
The tedious steps and processes will be handled by automation, leaving us to tackle bigger challenges.
What’s Left for Us?
I wouldn’t be surprised if cures for diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer’s begin to be developed at a faster pace than ever before. With the mundane tasks automated, our collective brainpower can be directed towards groundbreaking innovations.
In time, we will solve problems so significant that we don’t even know they exist yet because we are too distracted by our daily tasks. Once these tasks are automated, we can wonder again, dream about new possibilities, and identify new problems to solve.
So, will AI take our jobs?
No, it will promote us. Automation opens up opportunities to do more important and rewarding work. Embracing change and leaning into new possibilities. Automation will elevate us to roles that add more value and bring a greater impact to society. At least that was my experience as a 18 year old, curious kid…
Next week, I’ll give you a sneak peak into features we’re developing to make automation easy and simple.
Take a moment this week to think about all the mundane tasks you do each day. What would you do to fully automate these tasks?
Eder
Founder | The Daily Bite & Snack Prompt
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