Employment

Employment is crucial in life in order to uphold a pleasant lifestyle, however being employed comes with both pros and cons. Employment has dramatically changed over the last 30-40 years due to new technology becoming more advanced.

An example of how much technology has advanced is this, about 35 years ago people who had an office job would store all there data and other important files in filing cabinets, and nowadays everything is stored on spreadsheets on a hard drive. A paperless office is a work environment in which the use of paper is eliminated or greatly reduced. This is done by converting documents and other papers on to a computer. Supporters claim that "going paperless" can save money, boost productivity, save space, make documentation and information sharing easier, keep personal information more secure, and help the environment.

Similarly a few decades ago in an old styled office there would be an old fashioned fax machine or a telephone line which you would have to use to communicate to people; in the current 21st century we wouldn’t even know how to use a fax machine we would email, text or phone people if we need to get hold of them. Before the use of e-mailing we would have to use a fax machine or hand write a letter, because letters were being hand written there was no need for photocopiers or printers. E-mailing was the next step to enhancing technology further. In the current 21st century we have a wide variety of different technology, these include: PDA, Tablets, Laptops, Computers, Smart phones etc.

Technology such as CCTV is often installed in the workplace to make sure that if any criminal offence happens in that place there will be recorded evidence of it. Cameras can focus onto the PC monitors as well as yourself and the room in which you work in. Modern day technology is not only used in offices, a large amount of technology is used in schools as a part of teaching. In almost every school you go and look at you will always see interactive whiteboards, computers and sometimes depending on how equipped the school is tablets or laptops. As part of the 21st century with all the new types of technology there has been a new course that has been introduced into the syllabus at school, this is called ICT which stands for information technology. ICT is designed to educate children on the use of computers as when they leave school and get a job pretty much any job they chose they will need to know how to use a computer.

Employment is something which a vast majority of people experience; this can be anything from doing work experience at school to having a full time job. There are many job descriptions which now involve people having performed roles of the use of computer skills.
Digital Revolution
The Digital Revolution mentions to the progression of technology from analog electronic and mechanical devices to the digital technology available today. The digital revolution era started to during the 1980s and is ongoing.
The Digital Revolution also marks the beginning of the Information Era.

Advantages
-Having a wider variety of technology is saves time and resources. It is a lot quicker to type a document up rather than to hand write it.
-New technology such as smart phones, tablets, laptops etc allows you to work whenever and wherever. You will often find when business people are on the train to London in the morning they are working.
-Technology allows us to contact people instantly through phoning or emailing them; this is simple and efficient as you can find out the answer of what you’re looking for straight away.
-Technology helps to save the environment as less paper is being used.

-You can find out practically any information you’re looking for through the internet, this enhances your intellectual development.

-You can get the internet from pretty much wherever you are through your phone using 3G or 4G, this allows you to search for what you’re looking for from anywhere as long as you have signal on your phone.

-Mobile phones are one of the most popular uses of technology, they are good because they allow you to call, text or email whoever you want and the majority of the time you will receive an immediate response.

Disadvantages

-Because of all the types of technology you can always be contacted even when it’s your day off from work, this can become very annoying especially when you’re trying to spend time with your family.

-It is easy to get distracted because there are so many web pages online you can easily search up something to waste time or if you’re bored.

-People who have an e-mail account often receive a lot of junk mail, this blocks up your hard drive which means you can only send a limited amount of emails to other people. To get rid of this problem you would have to delete all received, sent and junk emails.

-If you bring your own laptop/tablet to work it has the possibility of getting a virus.

-Lots of people are loosing their jobs because new technology is expanding.

-The message you tried to print is protected with the Information Rights Management.

The sender didn't give you the rights necessary to print the message.

-With technology expanding it’s causing global warming to increase.

Personal Experiences
I am currently in employment as I have a part time job. I work at the Spa Hotel and we do have a vast range of technology there that we have to use, for example, when my shift is about to start I have to ‘clock in’ this means I have to put my hand on a scanner which reads my fingerprints and clocks me in; I also have to do this when my shift ends. Another type of technology we use is radios so whenever we are needed someone contacts us through radio; this makes it quicker and easier to contact people and makes the hotel run smoothly.