these new mobile technologies, as many have commented, have pros and cons. it seems as though the more revolutionary the technologies get the harder it is to keep them secure. but another thing that i almost have more of a problem with is how addicting some of these new technologies become. things like facebook and twitter and texts from last night occupy college students' minds for hours while they procrastinate from doing their real work. which okay, you're in college procrastination becomes a part of life sometimes...
however, when technology that involves your mobile phone is discovered by older generations it becomes a little bit of a liability. with tracking technologies they can know where you are at all times, it starts to get difficult to lie about your "sick" day...or with SMS technology which obvs has been used for awhile now, your boss can send you a message where you are expected to respond within a certain timeframe because they know growing up with technology like this, your cell is always with you.
mobile email is another issue that i've personally run into in the past. i only very recently started receiving email alerts to my cell and my experience with it is definitely up and down. but for work and even quite a bit with the university many exepct you to have 24/7 access to your email so that you know the latest about class and work schedules. so if you're on your way and the office is closed you won't have traveled all the way there and are disappointed showing up alone.
so close your eyes, turn around and run awayyyy (while you still have the chance since they haven't implanted a tracking chip underneath your skin...yet)
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I think your point is really good. I thaught about that too and worried about it
ReplyDeleteI think your thoughts on the cons of mobile technology are in fact reflective of advancing technology without a concurrant advance in workplace and classroom culture. We still have an emphasis to physically be at work or physically be in a classroom. Why not mobile learning if you have to travel, or working from home if there's a snowstorm? Taxpayers lost $100 million every day the federal government shut down due to the snowstorms. We could have saved a lot of money by setting up a mobile office work culture. It's better for families, better for taxpayers and better for the bottom line.
ReplyDeleteI still can't decide if I like getting emails sent to my phone or not...we almost have too much access to technology with our mobile phones, soon we wont really even need computers.
ReplyDeletei definitely see a blending for the worse (in my opinion) of working and personal worlds. I am of the opinions that a healthy 20-45 minute commute is a great way to get some distance from the office before you get home and leave work behind. Now, regardless of your commute, there is no way to escape!
ReplyDeleteI understand your point and I personally think that this technology is the best innovation thats happened over the decade. While you can argue how efficiency in the work place may be down due to random browsing online, you can't argue the fact that overall reliability of the work place has gone up. Being able to communicate, double-check schedules, and plan presentations on mobile has given businesses with this incorporated technology an advantage over competitors that don't. When you can send a report to your boss from your phone, isn't that better than trying to rush to those meetings with it and being late? Sure there's a risk involved that maybe the servers are running slow, but that can be organizations like AU and not actually a company that has the system fully integrated and well invested. And the whole tracking thing, if you're really worried about it take the battery out.
ReplyDeletei agree with the commute it's something definitely to separate work and personal life..plus (driving the commute)it's safer for everyone not to be glancing down and checking their email.
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