Deskilling

Hi there, have you ever watched someone do a job that seems really hard or complicated, like fixing a car or painting a beautiful picture? Well, sometimes companies want to save money by making jobs easier and cheaper to do. They do this by taking out some of the hard or complicated parts of the job, and giving workers fewer things to do. This is called deskilling.

For example, let's say a company used to have a team of people who would make a piece of furniture from scratch. They would take the wood, cut it to shape, sand it down, and put all the pieces together. But the company might realize that it takes too long to make the furniture this way and costs too much money. So they decide to use machines to cut and shape the wood and have workers just put the pieces together. This means that the workers don't need to know as much about woodworking, and their job becomes easier.

While deskilling might save companies money, it can have some negative effects. First, it can make the job less interesting and rewarding for workers. They might feel like they're just doing the same thing over and over again, without using their skills and creativity. Second, it can lead to lower-quality products or services because workers might not be as skilled at doing their jobs. So, deskilling can be a complicated topic, but essentially it means making jobs easier and cheaper to do in order to save money.