Ways Technology Advances Have Changed The Way Americans Work
Technology has changed the long commute for a lot of people. In the past, it was necessary to go to an office or a job site in order to have all of the information available to you to get that specific job done. Now, with so many things from computers, iPhone screen, iPod parts, mobile phones, and office equipment being so portable, a lot of jobs can be performed at home or from just about any location. Some jobs have also become almost nonexistent because of the technology advances as well, allowing people to perform the task on their own. This article discusses a few of the careers which you can do from any location and also about jobs that have been eliminated as the technology advanced.
Anyone that does freelance type of work can do get that job completed from most places 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 choose. Other freelance type of jobs would include: photography where they may send their digital prints on the computer or even independent consultants of some sort.
A lot of 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 have it in their conference room. Having to commute to an office, for many seems silly especially 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 at home or out showing properties. This saves the real estate company money because they do not have to have office space for their realtors and it saves the realtors from having to commute too.
A lot of people in sales also don’t feel the need to have a separate office to perform their job and can do it from the comfort of their place. This is particularly 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 hard time breaking away from their jobs because it has become so accessible to do them anywhere. This can usually be seen on vacations where a person is lounging by a resort pool typing away on their laptop or on their blackberry.
One example of a job that has been significantly reduced by technology is a travel consultant. Now, a lot of people choose to research and book their own travel reservations online without any help of a travel consultant. The easy access to do this on websites as well as the fees being charged by travel agents has just about eliminated that profession entirely.
