Trends and developments in the workplace

According to www.essortment.com there have been numerous changes in the workplace due to ever-changing technology and communication in general.

Here are some of the trends being witnessed (click here for further information):

Job assessment methods:
Although qualifications remain a significant indicator of ability, companies no longer assume that, by taking on a university graduate, they are going to get someone of high calibre and intelligence. Personality and communication skills are becoming increasingly important in the workplace.

Freelancing:
There is a definite trend towards outsourcing, short term contracting and freelancing. Permanent staff, as a percentage of the workforce, are decreasing in number. As a result, the traditional sense of company identity and loyalty is, in some cases, being sacrificed in the name of cost-cutting advantages and long-term efficiency.

E-mail "overload":
Workers, today, are becoming inundated with e-mail communications. The more e-mails we receive, the greater the distraction and the faster we tend to work to try and make up for lost time.

Desk rage:
This is a recent development. Computer power has unleashed an unpleasant element into the workplace. Arguments, irritability and a sense of being out of control are all affecting stressed-out staff to some degree or another.

Aggression in the workplace:
For whatever reason, today's workforce is becoming increasingly aggressive in its attitude, in general. Employees, nowadays, identify less and less with corporate image and feel very little sense of loyalty.

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