The widespread use of accessible technology, such as mobile devices and Internet, impacts massively

It is noted that employees spend a large amount of their time at work. Work is becoming more than just a 9-5, but a place work longevity friendships are created. Also created is what the article termed as workaholism, reporting that workaholism not only cause a great deal of stress but can also cause mental fatigue and physical somatic systems. All of these aliments can hinder spiritualty – which can lead to absence, low performance, and a financial hit for the company. The financial components include medical expenses, loss of productivity, health insurance.

After examining the shifts in Fordism, which encouraged the assembly line and rise to human work in industrial settings, and post-Fordism which encourages the office setting as the job standard, it becomes clear that types of work change as well. With not only the introduction of more advanced technology, but also smarter management, we saw traditional workspaces mentioned before become seemingly obsolete with time (Smith 2004). The conundrum in this lies in the fact that work became more and more innately fulfilling as time progressed, yet the issue now lies in people over working due to the introduction of technology. Mobile technology specifically is responsible for the societal norm of working mobility—even while not on the clock or in the office (Sarker 2013). Jobs that don’t stem from computer technology, meaning careers that requires the use of hand labor seems to be obsolete as well for someone with a college degree. One future endeavor of mine would be owning an urban farm. At this point I’m undecided whether it will be my main source of income or just a side exertion of energy. However it exemplifies the gradual decline in traditional desk jobs, which as one point a rarity as well. This career path also stems from a passion of mine that provides intrinsic value and potentially a nice source of income—said to be a growing phenomenon. One of the projections for the future of career life relationship is to the blurring of things considered non-work activities and work tasks (Chaudry 2011). Concepts that didn’t even exist or need to exist for that matter, such as clock time & task time, have become very normal—which is an indicator to this idea of growth. People are finding more and more intrinsic value in their work due to the fact their work is more pertinent to the things that they enjoy, or at least get some sort of warming satisfaction from. Some jobs that need to

Technology is becoming more of a dependent in people’s lives. Everywhere someone goes, there will likely be more than fifty percent of people there on a digital device. People are usually always seen with digital devices such as; smart phones, tablets, and laptops. This is slowly making its way to younger generations, including infants and toddlers. Now, with growing times, children are getting into this habit of always using a digital device as well. Digital devices are being used for entertainment, tools, and communication. Children are given a digital device for either entertainment, learning, or just to keep them quiet. It is really up to the parent for what the device is being used for. Children who use digital devices at a young age with parental or teacher supervision may contribute to an increase their own ability to learn.

Workers a now able to work casually, part time if studying or other reasons, full time or permanent which is offered for certain positions. The flexibility has positively impacted workers people with large families can now work for longer hours benefitting the family. But, consequence have come with new freedom as, workers now are more available due to technology. Collis has said that her working hours have increased 10-12 which now allows her to pay for “food, education, medical cost… my house mortgage and utility costs”, which is very grateful for. However, technology has made her more available of contact with people, this impacts her relationship with family and friends. “My work impact my family, especially when I am at home and have to either work via computer, on call or have to go to work to perform an urgent test” (Collis. M). The other benefit of technology modernisation is that there is less manual labour in the workplace. The introduction of machines now allows testing which once consumed 24 hours of a person’s life 15 hours and does not need to be monitored. But, “basic knowledge has been lost, employees rely on automated tests and are unable to perform task without them”, this impacts work when machines malfunction and few people can perform staining of

Technology is going to disrupt the very nature of work in the next five to seven years, as it is beginning to today. Of the many global trends influencing and modifying careers over the next five to seven years, the major disruptions of social networks and the critical need for math and science skills will forever change the composition of the American and global workforce. As many futurists and pundits have long said, many of the more advanced economies are shifting quickly to service economies. As this shift occurs en masse in more advanced economies that have outsourced manufacturing, innovation will follow. This is not particularly good news for many of the advanced nations that have economies predicated on a relatively high per capita net income. Yet paradoxically this shift to service-based economies and lower salaries will isolate and make even greater the demand (and salaries) for professionals who have advanced skills in collaboration, distance learning, math, science and the ability to quickly accomplish complex tasks as part of a virtual team (Gajendran, Harrison, 2007).

Today, technology is becoming a necessary tool in the daily lives of civilizations around the world. Technology companies, through their products, have a heavy influence over how those lives are lived. Apple, one of the leading technology companies in the world, has created many remarkable products which have impacted our world in a positive way. Every time Apple launch a new product will surprise many people and the entire world, such as the OS X system which is an computer system for the Apple Mac computer, and the most popular smartphone --Iphone. The newest mobile operating system to come from the Apple Company, IOS 7, was announced on the tenth of June 2013. The IOS 7 operating system for the Iphone was intended to improve upon older versions of the software by displaying a new look as well as improving upon the user-friendly design Apple is known for. In the last several versions of the IOS system, Apple has proven that it is capable of coming up with unique ideas, while still keeping to a classical and easy to use design. However, IOS 7 does not measure up as an good Apple product, because it does not present unique ideas, and does not have a classical and user-friendly design.

During the surge of the Information Age, maintaining the sustainability of the world becomes more difficult as the years pass. To preserve the world, different groups and companies are using millions of dollars to build and create efficient ways to change how technology is influencing the world in the present day. One problem of spending a great amount of money is that there are negative effects that come with it. It can use more energy or take up more land as some examples. Nevertheless, using millions of dollars can benefit society and since it is faster, achieving one goal to minimize cost is easier to an extent. Creating technology and saving money are two goals for groups, which leads to less negative impacts on society. The creative and intellectual thinking of humans surpasses boundaries, but producing these innovations uses an abundance of money to create. One key part that helped start the production of technology was the assembly line. The assembly line that Henry Ford made sped up the makings of technology. His innovation gave way to different innovations along with the birth of new companies. This means that because it is faster, the cost of spending decreases. Likewise, people in the past without the assembly line took longer to create, which means the assembling of the automobile would take weeks to be complete. However, Henry Ford’s creation has guided society find original ways to continue producing faster appliances with less cost for the creators and

notice. In our homes, our work places we have computers, phones, and all these different

Remote workers or virtual teams are people who are employed from around the world; this allows companies to employ people with special skills that are able to work on projects (Mihhailova, 2009). Lancaster Advertising is a company from Lewisville Texas. This company is one of the many that are using remote workers instead of full-time employees. It is debatable that there are benefits to having remote workers instead of full time employees. However the case study also points out that more flexibility leads to the effect of people thinking, “Time is Money” and not being able to have time away from their work. With this in mind companies need to find a way to organise virtual teams

In the struggle to keep up with today’s ever-changing technology, is society paying too high a price? People seem to want things now. The internet is one of the most widely used technological advancements available, but are the consequences of the internet outweighing the benefits? Technology is changing the way people think, process information and even the way they act.

Working in XYZ is not just about being part of a collective group that abides to organizational values, norms and interests to get jobs done. It is also about giving a proper ‘work-life’ balance to its employees to identify themselves with their outside roles such as religious affiliations, sports, charity works and parental/caretaker roles etc. E.g. XYZ provides gym facility at its various manufacturing plants to benefit those who are into fitness, education support for the employees who want to improve themselves in terms of education and involvement in society events and

The article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the phenomenon of telecommuting at three different levels: the individual, organizational, and societal level. First, Harpaz explains that telecommuting does not have single definition because of “the sheer number of tasks that can now be carried out remotely-and the number of ways in which this can be achieved” (Harpaz, 2002, pp. 74-75). Although, telecommuting has no single definition according to Harpaz, one underlying understanding is that telecommuting in the today’s society is accelerated by the development of online technological devices (Harpaz, 2002). Next, Harpaz provides lists the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting at the individual level and provides brief explanations for them. For example, autonomy/independence is an advantage that allows “the individual’s control over work [to] occur more freely and naturally” (Harpaz, 2002, p. 75). In conclusion, Harpaz asks rhetorical questions that should be used to identify the type of individuals and jobs that are suitable for electronic work (e-work). Specifically, he asks about individual personality variables for workers and managers of telecommuting jobs in order to determine to guarantee the success of telecommuting jobs.

Today, almost everything is done digitally either on laptops or mobile phones (smartphones), from online shopping to online banking. These little things have become one amongst the most important things to survive. Mobile phones have become ubiquitous; you can find a fifth grade kid with a smartphone. There are more than a billion smartphones in the market and six billion mobile phone subscriptions. With the rapid development of smartphones, things like watches, radios, cameras, calculators and so on are fading out of the market. In the near future, we might be giving up our leather wallet for a digital wallet.

Before modern technology, men would band together for the protection of their families. History has proven people group together for survival, whether that be warmth, food, or protection. The idea was that a group is stronger and more profitable than one person acting alone. Each tribe or gathering of individuals working together is considered a society. A society is nothing more than a group of people living together for a common purpose, or simply because it is more convenient. But, if all societies were thriving entities, then we would not know the hardships that have repeated throughout history, such as, poverty and famine. On the contrary, a society that works well is a society that works for the well-being of its individual members. A high functioning and successful society is built on a foundation of trust and equality and enforced by a governing body.

This report is based on the main findings of two workshops on Quality of Working Life, Industrial Relations and Labour Productivity as part of the WORK-IN-NET project. The workshops were organised by FAS, the Swedish Council for working life and social research, and VINNOVA, the Swedish Innovation Agency, and were held in Stockholm in the end of May 2005. WORK-IN-NET is a