How Technology Changes Have Affected The Way People Work

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Technology has reduced the long commute for a lot of people. In the past, it was necessary to go to an office or a job location in order to have all of the information available to you to get that specific job completed. 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 anywhere. Some jobs have also become almost nonexistent because of the technology advances too, allowing people to just do it on their own. This article discusses a few of the careers which you can do from anywhere 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 any location and live wherever they want to live. 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 jobs sitting on in a barn if they want to. Other freelance type of jobs would include: photography where they can send their digital prints online or even independent consultants of some type.

Many real estate agents now only have a home office to do most of their work and when it is time to do a closing they go to the head office or the title company to use their conference room. Having to commute to an office, for for a lot of people is counterproductive when they are typically out and about showing properties to prospective buyers. 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 homes. This saves the real estate company money because they do not have to have office space for their realtors and it saves the realtors commuting time as well.

Many people in sales also do not feel the need to have an office to do their job and can do it from the comfort of their place. This is especially true for those people that do all of their marketing and selling of products on the internet or through their own website. As long as they have internet access, they can communicate with customers and to take orders and answer questions. In fact, some people have a difficult time stepping away from their jobs because it has become so easy to do them from everywhere. This can typically be seen on vacations where a person is lounging by a resort pool working 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 make their own travel plans 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 almost wiped out that profession entirely.

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