make sure you upgrade your skills to ensure that you stay ahead of the curve learn to exit the comfort zone volunteer new stuff suggest initiatives help colleagues look for lateral transfers and train to up your game says chakravartymachines are starting to replace you at workautomation and artificial intelligence have signalled distress for many employees as per a survey on the future of jobs in india by ey and nasscom technology adoption will change the job scenario by 2022 so what are the indicators that you could be replaced by a machine the roles that require manual intervention follow a standardised procedure and are repeatable will be impacted machine learning and robotic process automation will reduce number of people required for customer service backoffice and testing roles impacting ites it and consumerfacing industries says dupuis the other jobs include those in bpos data entry and basic banking operationswhat to do ai is here to stay and the sooner we understand it the better it will be the one way to combat it is to acquire new skills says neeti sharma senior vicepresident teamlease you will not only need to keep up with the pace of digitisation by improving tech skills but also focus on more niche segments another way is to upskill yourself by opting for inhouse courses or getting fresh degreesyour relationship with boss is deterioratinghas your boss started ignoring your suggestions and mails or is criticising your work are you having verbal spats with him in front of colleagues if the disagreement is healthy ignore it but if the problem is deeper spawning from personal or professional reasons you will either have to fix the relationship or quitwhat to do the first step is to identify the problem if it is professional and you are at fault take responsibility and find ways to improve seek a role or job where you can add more value because if you dont trust your boss or vice versa you will never be able to deliver your bestif on the other hand the problem is personal be outstanding professionally and impeccable in social behavior says chakravarty its difficult to get rid of an overachiever or a popular personyour firm is cutting costs has hiring freezeyour job could be in danger not for any fault of yours but simply because the industry or your company is going through a bad phase in such a case it could impose temporary costcutting measures in the form of withdrawal of perks or a hiring freeze if things become worse the firm may even consider letting go of its employees if this happens the staffers in noncore functions will be the first to exit you could also lose your job if the company undergoes a change in business strategy or if it witnesses a merger and reorganisation another indicator is the loss of seniormost employees or star performers a new boss could result in firings as wellwhat to do to prepare youself better keep tabs on