The Future of Work

The future is an exciting place. Looking back ten, twenty, thirty years or more, you can see how far we have come as a country, a generation, and a global community. Technology has come so far and has become an influence in every part of our lives. This video, The Future of Work, has demonstrated that very point. As we grow and learn, we see technology changing, but many times we do not think of how it will effect our future and our careers. Many people go to college expecting to gain a lifetime career from their studies. The most astounding thing that I heard from this video was that no one can guarantee a lifetime career. The word career is as outdated as the word typewriter. This is something that sounded very strange to me. From the time we began school, we were told that we would someday choose what we wanted to do for the rest of our lives, which now is something that is seen as much less attainable. I feel like although this may be true for some professions, others, like teaching, are occupations that are always going to be needed. In the video, the fact that location will not matter in the future also caught my attention. People from all over the world can work for the same company. Through new technology, communication has become more accessible for far distances. The last thing that stuch out to me was the fact that you won't be limited by where you are. This will make the workplace much more competitive. The more people fighting for jobs will mean fewer job opportunities.