The emotional farewell to the last postal employee in Gualjaina

[Larry]

Very sad to read about the last postal employee in this town. Crazy almost 3,000 employees of Correo Argentino have been fired. The mail service is already horrible. Hard to imagine how it will be with 3,000 less employees. Many companies have the same thing happening.

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La emotiva despedida al último empleado del Correo en Gualjaina | El vaciamiento del Gobierno

Rogelio Hubo, el último empleado de la estafeta del Correo Argentino de la localidad chubutense, fue despedido entre aplausos y llanto de los vecinos del lugar. Ya son casi 3 mil empleados de la empresa estatal los que fueron obligados a dejar sus trab...

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[Betsy Ross]

This guy sounds like one of the ones that actually had a job. But Milei's administration has found thousands of noquis that don't really work and do nothing. I'm sure many good people got caught up in the layoffs but it's important to note many never reported or did very little work.

 

[Digital Nomad]

Very sad to hear about a long-time employee losing their job or forced retirement. I don't know too much about all of this Argentina politics. Just reading the news every day about all the fraud and scams they are uncovering is an eye opener. It makes me wonder if there wasn't fraud in every fabric of society there.

My novia's family says many of these government worker's don't do anything. I don't read too much about the outcry from all of these people losing their jobs so I wonder if that is the truth. I don't know how Milei is prioritizing the terminations. It will be interesting to see if all these terminations have a negative effect on services. I know they help with the bottom line but wonder how the companies will do.

 

[Nasdaq]

I would assume that Milei wants to see many of these companies privatized eventually. Some of the headcounts at some of these companies is crazy. I don't know how services will be but friends tell me that the post office system there never worked well before. I imagine with 3,000 less employees probably going to get much worse.

 

[Pink Panther]

This guy sounds like one of the ones that actually had a job. But Milei's administration has found thousands of noquis that don't really work and do nothing. I'm sure many good people got caught up in the layoffs but it's important to note many never reported or did very little work.

But lots of good people like this guy are getting terminated. Not sure what their plan is. I doubt it can be that many noquis!

 

[Avocado]

The very scary thing is this is just start. Milei want to fire from now until he finish his term 70,000 more State employees! That crazy!

 

[Finance Prof]

Well my Argentine friend just got fired from Correo Argentino. His job replaced by robots. Probably the future of many jobs.

 

[oil rush]

Well my Argentine friend just got fired from Correo Argentino. His job replaced by robots. Probably the future of many jobs.

Robots and AI are going to do a number on employee headcount.

 

[MikeRoss]

Well my Argentine friend just got fired from Correo Argentino. His job replaced by robots. Probably the future of many jobs.

This probably explains why I'm finally getting mail. Better than humans.

Robots and AI are going to do a number on employee headcount.

I just read this interesting article about AI talking about the pros and cons of AI in the workplace.

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of...

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[Cardiac Arrest]

This probably explains why I'm finally getting mail. Better than humans.


I just read this interesting article about AI talking about the pros and cons of AI in the workplace.

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of...

hbr.org

Interesting article. Reminds me of an old YouTube video I saw from this researcher that talked about how technology can actually make things worse vs. what we expected.

It talked about the fascinating paradox about the invention of the automatic dishwasher many moons ago. Originally, the assumption was that the time saved by the appliance would automatically translate into more quality family time.

However, the study revealed the exact opposite: meaningful family connection actually declined in households that owned one.

The reason behind this shift lies in the power of the pause. Washing dishes by hand kept parents physically anchored at the sink rather than rushing off to the next activity. Furthermore, because scrubbing plates is a low-intensity, repetitive chore, it naturally created a quiet, unpressured window for parents and children to stand together and chat about school or daily life. By eliminating the chore, they accidentally eliminated the conversation.