Lowe’s CEO warns young workers to stay away from the corner office: ‘AI isn’t going to fix a hole in your roof’

But according to CEO, Louis Marvin Ellison, the reality of the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce is much more.

“AI will not fix a hole on your roof,” Ellison, CEO of the Retail Giant at home, at the Business Roundtable Executive Forum earlier this month.

“He will not respond to an electric issue in your home,” he said. “Your water heater will not prevent leakage.”

In particular, for General Z, who face a difficult battle thanks to the slowdown of employment between new graduates, Ellison reassures them with job opportunities – as long as you are ready to give up the corner office dreams.

He said: “When young people come to me and want to work in the company’s office, my advice to them is to remain closer to the money record as much as possible.” “Keep close to customers because you will always get growing opportunities for growth.”

Although his words may seem paradoxically, given how technology is the cause of self -verification, Elson believes that mastery of skills that artificial intelligence does not enjoy is a wise step.

Elson did not respond immediately luck’Request to comment.

The increasing demand for skilled commercial workers

Ellison’s comments come at a time when there was a severe debate among business leaders about the effects of artificial intelligence, especially on young talents. The CEO of Anthropor Dario Ameudi has warned that technology could wipe half of all the jobs of the beginners for beginners, and Amazon recently announced that it would soon reduce the workforce of companies thanks to this technology. However, the chief Openai Brad Lightcap is more optimistic.

Lightcap said on Tough Podcast.

Some business leaders agree to a growing path of success is the skilled trade industry. After all, construction, facilities, as well as oil, gas and mining are the fastest growing industries for new graduates, according to the Grad guide in LinkedIn 2025.

The CEO of Blackrock Larry Fink said earlier this year that electricity in particular needs a very desperate state that the United States can run out, thanks to this in part to the increasing demand and the deportation of skilled workers.

“I have told Trump’s members that we will run out of electricity, and that we need to build artificial intelligence data centers,” Fink told Cereweek, a global energy conference in Houston. “We don’t have enough.”

According to the United States’ Labor Office, the demand for plumbers (6 %), ceilings (6 %), and electricians (11 %) over the next decade – are expected to grow faster than the national average for all professions.

However, the MCKINSEY report notes that young people need to follow critical trade skills are more clear due to the current aging of commercial workers; In fact, the employment of critical skilled roles can be more than 20 times the expected annual increase in new functions between 2022 and 2032.