A phenomenon caused by the unexpected shutting down of a company/industry in one economy resulting in a disappearance of jobs en masse in another economy; thus, making an entire group of people obsolete overnight... creating a reverse Slumdog Millionaire.
When a leading insurance company filed for bankruptcy in the US, it also created jobsolence for several hundred outsourced call-center workers in India.
by Mohit Hira March 2, 2009
Get the Jobsolence mug.Jobsolete is a term used to describe an upcoming economic demographic of the worlds population consisting of people whose jobs have been undermined by artificial intelligence.
Wally: Any luck on getting a job today Kristen?
Kristen: Not today, Wally. Not tomorow, not ever. Our planet is a homonid dystopia, we've all been rendered jobsolete.
Kristen: Not today, Wally. Not tomorow, not ever. Our planet is a homonid dystopia, we've all been rendered jobsolete.
by Bajooka Zoe August 7, 2018
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Did you see Steve Jobs just announced the new iPod cock sucker?
Yeah, I bought one a few months ago for $300 and it's already Jobsolete!!
Yeah, I bought one a few months ago for $300 and it's already Jobsolete!!
by Eric_79 September 19, 2007
Get the Jobsolete mug.A word coined by Stephen Colbert. It means starting useless and unnecessary projects for the sake of creating jobs. In this sense, republicans in the U.S government have been advocating to literally waste money on things that they don't need or want just to save a small number of jobs. The reality, is that the U.S spends trillions of dollars on a defence budget and most of the money is being pocketed by defence contractors who are backed by members of congress. In other words, the U.S defence program is a funnel that gives away money to large corporate interests. The military doesn't want any more tanks, but they keep building them and leaving them in a Nevada dessert.
The U.S government spent $50 million each on 21 C-27J Cargo Planes only to have them shipped to an Arizona Boneyard. Ohio Senators fought for this plan because it would save 800 jobs. You do the math. That's a cost of $1.05 billion divided by 800 jobs which equals $1.3 million per job! All of that money could have instead been used for food stamps and things that will actually help america get back on its feet. That same money, if it had been spent wisely, could have potentially created hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs and something the U.S could actually use.
Another waste of money is a $400 billion F35 Fighter jet, which still doesn't work well, costs have been overrun, and the government claims its too big to kill because of 133,000 jobs. That's a cost of $3 million per job!
The U.S government spent $50 million each on 21 C-27J Cargo Planes only to have them shipped to an Arizona Boneyard. Ohio Senators fought for this plan because it would save 800 jobs. You do the math. That's a cost of $1.05 billion divided by 800 jobs which equals $1.3 million per job! All of that money could have instead been used for food stamps and things that will actually help america get back on its feet. That same money, if it had been spent wisely, could have potentially created hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs and something the U.S could actually use.
Another waste of money is a $400 billion F35 Fighter jet, which still doesn't work well, costs have been overrun, and the government claims its too big to kill because of 133,000 jobs. That's a cost of $3 million per job!
by Coolza April 19, 2014
Get the Jobsolete mug.Term describing the pre-meditated set of accumulated difficulties with Apple devices over time. These difficulties include increasingly insensitive buttons/touch screen, as well as an inability to make use of new network capabilities. Devices inevitably become extremely frustrating to use just as the next generation device comes to market.
The home button on my iPhone 4 crapped out just as the sweet new 5 came out. Planned Jobsolescence has compelled me to donate more money to Apple.
by ursus maritimus July 16, 2014
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