FOMO aka the fear of missing out is being quickly replaced in the workplace by FOBO, the fear of becoming obsolete.
While it can easily be dismissed as yet another TikTok trend, research has shown FOBO is a growing concern among workers.
The release of ChatGPT last November amplified developments being made in computers’ ability to mimic human language. This challenged the stereotype of what computers can do in the workplace. Before, robots were generally considered as potential stand-ins for humans in warehouses and on assembly lines.
ChatGPT signalled a watershed moment as workers realised they were witnessing the advent of computers being expanded to online programs conducting sophisticated language-based work, including writing computer code.