Technological Work Place

The article, “The Corporate Virtual Workspace”, written by Steve Pruitt and Tom Barrett brought up some very interesting facts that I believe people should really consider. As stated in class, it is funny to even imagine that some of the things we discuss could actually take place, but if you think about it, a lot of the things people believe are going to happen in the future will occur. Look how far we have come today with technological advancements. These developments certainly will not stop. I believe that they will only speed up.

The article stated how people will work in a virtual workspace. A person does not have to leave their house in order to work. I feel like we can see this change already happening. Today, there are many technical advances, such as Skype, that create an environment where people can interact with others through video. In order to have a meeting with a person on the other side of the country, employees now just have to turn on their computers. Also, we can see from the new Iphones that people can have video connection with another individual hypothetically wherever they want. These cameras inside the phone create easy access to people when they need them and it does not matter where the people are located.

I truly believe that our society is moving towards this idea of virtual workplaces. Many companies are trying to create database systems where employers will be able to access all of the information they need to work anywhere. These creations are helping people have easy access and be able to work wherever they have the chance. For example, this past weekend I went to Chicago to look for an apartment, and I had a realtor show us places. Most of the time she was on her phone clicking around on stuff. What turns out was that due to her access of her phone, she had great connection with the head person working with her. They had kept track of the things we liked and disliked about apartments, and I believe that their business was more successful from having these easy connections between the two. They could easily change the list of apartments we made appointments to see due to our likes and dislikes. The owner already knew what apartment we would like to sign a lease on before we got there since she had sent him a message, and he already was able to set up parking information for us by the time we sat down to discuss stuff. These forms of new technology help people become more successful at work.