How Technology Advances Have Changed The Way Americans Work
Technology has changed the long commute for many Americans. In the past, it was necessary to go to an office or a job location in order to have all of the resources available to you to get that particular job done. Now, with so many things from computers, iPhone screen, iPod parts, mobile phones, and office equipment being so portable, many jobs can be done from home or from just about anywhere. Some jobs have also become just about extinct due to the technology advances as well, allowing people to just do it on their own. This article talks about some of the jobs which you can do from anywhere and also about jobs that have fallen by the wayside as the technology advanced.
Anyone that does freelance kind of work can do get that job done from any location and live wherever they wish to reside. This would apply to freelance writers who could live far out in the country and communicate with their publishers by fax, phone and email and do their work sitting on in a barn if they want to. Other freelance kind of careers would include: photography where they may send their digital prints on the computer or even independent consultants of some sort.
Many real estate agents now only have a home office to do the majority of their work and when it is time to do a closing they go to the head office or the title company to use their conference room. Having to commute to an office, for for a lot of people is counterproductive when they are usually out and about showing properties to clients. With the assistance of a laptop and a blackberry phone they will be easily accessible and available whether they are working from home or out showing homes. This saves the company money because they don’t require as large of an office space for their realtors and it saves the realtors commuting time as well.
Many people in sales also do not feel the need to have a separate office to perform their job and can do it from the comfort of their place. This is especially true for those people that do all of their marketing and selling of products on the internet or by their own website. As long as they have internet access, they are available to communicate with customers and to take orders and answer questions. In fact, some people have a difficult time stepping away from their jobs because it has become so accessible to do them from everywhere. This can usually be seen on vacations where a person is lounging by a resort pool working away on their laptop or on their blackberry.
One example of a job that has been greatly reduced by technology is a travel consultant. Now, many people choose to research and book their own travel reservations online without any assistance of a travel consultant. The easy access to do this online in addition to the fees being charged by travel agents has almost wiped out that profession entirely.
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