Flexible work

Want to negotiate flexible work ? - Become versatile - do not specialize in becoming something which might become redundant. Robots can even drill teeth and do brain surgery. They are opportunistic and can even programme themselves to develop tolerable ethics. - The idea that specialization can lead to obsolescence—especially in a world where machines are increasingly capable of replicating even high-skill tasks—is a powerful provocation.

Versatility Is the New Job Security
Want to negotiate flexible work? Don’t just ask for it—earn it by becoming indispensable in ways machines can’t replicate.
In a world where robots can drill teeth, perform brain surgery, and even write their own ethical frameworks, the danger isn’t just automation—it’s redundancy by design. Specialization used to be a badge of honor. Now, it’s a potential liability.
Versatility beats specialization when:
• You can pivot across domains, not just deepen one.
• You connect dots others don’t see—systems thinking over siloed expertise.
• You bring moral judgment, humor, and human nuance to decisions that machines can only simulate.
Machines are opportunistic. They don’t unionize, they don’t sleep, and they don’t ask for meaning. But they also don’t care. That’s our edge.
So if you want flexible work, become the kind of person who:
• Can lead across uncertainty.
• Can mentor across generations.
• Can adapt without losing integrity.
Because the future doesn’t belong to the most specialized—it belongs to the most resiliently human.

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Put your mind to good Al instead wasting it on YouTube and over thinking things, be more active in your life, I been retired for 13 years at the age of 55 and only 3 months to go and I be a old age pensioner, don't sit around get out there and do things.
The world is going crazy with AI no one thinking for themselves, the machines are taking over, I am going for a ride on the Norton.