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Post by Alan Vandermyden on May 23, 2012 20:11:29 GMT -5
Copying this over from another thread: During a conversation about some of the stress that workers must deal with the question of technology came up. On the convention rounds being stressful for workers thread there were a number of points brought up that well - makes the conditions that workers have to live in seem a bit much and quite unappealling. One of the things that I was wondering about is - has the increase in the use of technology increased the stress level of workers? When I left in 1997 there was no cell phone issue or widespread internet use - now it seems like everyone and their dog has a cell phone and at least one or more email addresses not to mention these discussion boards. Are these things used by most workers - how do you keep up and still maintain what seemed to be a fairly hectic visiting schedule - or is this problematic? Just curious that's all Laptops and internet usage were quite heavily used by workers by the time I left in '98. In the years before that, Brothers typewriters, which had a small memory, had become very popular with the workers in California. From my observation, the stress level rise was about the same as in society in general - whereas electronic communication promised "more free time" through getting things done faster, in reality the expectations were simply raised, whether the boss's expectations or an individual's expectation for her/himself.
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Post by texasdude on Aug 24, 2012 14:25:14 GMT -5
I think every worker that has been in our home has either a laptop, tablet or smart phone... Most of the workers lists that i see now, list each workers cell phone - does make it more convenient to conact them. I see no harm....
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Post by Alan Vandermyden on Aug 28, 2012 20:10:47 GMT -5
I think every worker that has been in our home has either a laptop, tablet or smart phone... Most of the workers lists that i see now, list each workers cell phone - does make it more convenient to conact them. I see no harm.... Back when some brother workers were comparing the last features of Brothers typewriters and other similar ones, one of the older brothers told us how, when he was younger, they spent their time comparing the latest pens. We were amused! This is not intended as any reflection on how the workers spend their time - the same dynamics were visible in society around us too, and it's simply a sometimes-amusing observation of humanity as far as I'm concerned.
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