The changing workplace
- By:Qwaider
- On:Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Having worked for over 50 years in the 20th century, my parents find it hard to believe or even comprehend what I mean when I say, "I'm working from home today".
My father keeps asking my sisters, having read about the waves of layoffs that swooped the US, if this is true. "What kind of work could you do from home?"
Just like the hard working laborers of the 18th, 19th and 20th century. Work was associated with very hard laborious activities. You needed to break a sweat to actually be considered working. The jokes about the clerks, and other white collar jobs were endless to the farmers, factory workers and everyone who had to use muscle to make a buck.
It took decades to convince people that not everyone needs to work so hard, and not every type of job needs sweating. The world has changed again and the whole idea of "going to work" is changing with it.