By Apoorva Khandelwal
Technology has benefited our everyday lives. We use them during online training such as during this pandemic, at school, and in the workforce. Today we are going to be looking at the impact technology makes in the work environment.
TeEmployees have been more productive with technology. Being able to communicate from either at work itself or at home with your colleagues, it allows us to increase speed at which business occurs. Messages from your partners can be sent from anywhere in the world at all times by just typing words into an app such as WhatsApp. What used to take hours to do before now takes a few minutes.
Using online tools has made team coordination easier. Working remotely became simple due to the tools. Collaboration has also been capable of happening even though you can’t meet in person. During this pandemic, video-conferencing has become more popular than ever. Using Google Drive has allowed all team members to access files and add their responses into it.
Technology is also helping change office culture. Before office was a workforce in which everything had to be professional but now it is changing. Open Office Space has been trendy in the Silicon Valley area with beers and video games. Not only does it bring colleagues together but it is also something enjoyable. Other than open office space, companies such as WoWork popularized co-working space that there is no designated office space. This lets workers make the environment feel like a home-base work.
Even though there are pros to technology and the workforce, there are disadvantages as well as cons to it. Employees can be too glued to their email which ruins productivity. Not only that but not meeting your colleagues in person once in a while can lead to mis-communications as well as detaching to work. Since everything is going online during this time especially the workforce, make sure to give your eye a break at times. Technology can bring pains such as strain to your eye and headaches. Stay mindful of the effects of technology in work, both beneficial and detrimental.
References:
Grant. “How Does Technology Affect the Work Environment Today?” Small Business - Chron.com, Chron.com, 16 Mar. 2019, smallbusiness.chron.com/technology-affect-work-environment-today-27299.html.
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