Mobile technologies that are blurring the distinction
between home and work
Smart phones now make it easy to work from the comfort of
your own home. This is due to the rising quality of smartphones and the new innovative
uses for them. This makes it easier to complete certain jobs than having to
drive to the workplace or office to boot up a computer which depending on how
old the computer is can take any period of time. If the user can operate a
phone with enough efficiency then they can get a smart phone to be able to do
the exact same job as a computer but with a greater level of speed. This will
make the use of going into work to complete a job unnecessary. Allowing more
time at home and only needing to go into the office when needs be. you bring a lot of your personal data around with you at all times, so with this, it's kind of a good thing as it may make a person feel more secure and help them carry out at a quicker pace, or it may slow them down and distract them. with a mobile phone the distinction between work and home can be blurred as the work life can now be interfered with the private life. But with the advantage of this technology and the way it is so portable, you can essentially do certain types of work anywhere you want. New tablets and portable devices are making this easier and becoming really useful as they can expand work potential by giving you a lot of accessibility to many things. 
Phones can also help people to communicate to one another. But, its not just phones that are mobile now; laptops, pads and other devices can be carried around, which enable people to stay in touch via email, social networking and many other ways.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a rather large cost saver if they don't go into their work as frequently as they were before because it saves costs of travel e.g. petrol etc. if they have got the equipment or facilities to work fro home, however the money they may save might have to be put back into the purchase of some better or more up to date equipment if they don't already have it in their home.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the new smart phones are more advanced than many office computers, do you think that other aspects of mobile technologies can blur the boundaries, for example, members of the work force who are on social network sites during working hours?
ReplyDeleteDo you think mobile phones can sometimes distract you from work? If so why?
ReplyDeleteI feel that mobile phones can contribute to people being distracted from work as, yes they can help with he work in making it easier to contact people, it can also be easier to be strayed away from the work to waste time on Facebook or other social networking site or may lead to some people playing on games on their smartphone.
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