Technology in the Workplace
In today’s modern world, technology is constantly involved in our daily
lives, from the moment our cellphones wake us up through a previously set up
alarm, until we fall asleep on a meticulously engineered orthopedic bed. No one
can escape the barricade of innovation and the way it has affected how we live
our lives. We are currently positioned in the threshold of gadgets, Internet
and Artificial Intelligence.
A big part of our routine takes place in our office, a shop, the factory
where we roll cigarettes, or generally speaking, our workplace.However, due to
this new digital era, the conception of workplace and how we develop our careers
have changed drastically, at least for the vast majority.
People working from home is a trend that is rising, thanks to the
Internet and new startup initiatives that are taking advantage of new and very
productive working protocols that adapt into people’s comfort and the company’s
needs, which is a rather beneficial agreement for both employer and employee. But
if you are one of those people who does not like working for an employer, the
Internet has provided us with global online outsourcing marketplaces like
Fiverr where people can offer their freelance services, depending on their
skills and field of study.
Comedians, musicians, filmmakers, bloggers and artists have found
different ways to earngood money through platforms such as Youtube or Vimeo,
which have demonstrated that working in these newnetworks is entirely
profitable, especially when a top ranking Youtuber makes around 3.2milliondollars
annually.
What if you do not have a job?
That could also be easily solved by technology these days. Job search engines
like neuvoo index jobs from different
sources and companies; it filters all offers through their system and classifies
them by location and industry. So yes, those days of browsing through the
newspaper employment classifieds are entirely over, being that the Internet is a
much more practical source for a job search.
Has technology changed or influenced the way you work? I am sure it has,
in one way or another, the future is now and it is taking over. Eventually,
Artificial Intelligence might start taking our place in different entry level
jobs, let’s hope it is a very far away possibility and let’s focus on taking
advantage of it while we can. Hopefully, technology will always have a positive
influence on our society.
