1. Changes in the Workplace Deanna Weihs & Kopi Majara

2. Job Decline Bank tellers Bank tellers Switchboard operators Switchboard operators Trading Floor Messengers Trading Floor Messengers Film processors Film processors Sales clerks Sales clerks

3. Job Rise Sewing Machines – clothes prices dropped – more demand – thousands of new jobs Sewing Machines – clothes prices dropped – more demand – thousands of new jobs WWW created 100,000 new jobs in 1996 WWW created 100,000 new jobs in 1996 Chip industry Chip industry Jobs other than sales clerk in retail stores Jobs other than sales clerk in retail stores New technology = new jobs New technology = new jobs

4. More or Less Jobs with Technology? Mass unemployment? Mass unemployment? 1993 – 2002 1993 – 2002 – 309.9 million jobs ended – 327.7 million jobs created Net increase: 17.8 million jobs Net increase: 17.8 million jobs – Hard to measure

5. Changing Skill Levels LINK LINK LINK Pace of improvement in computers = job disruption Pace of improvement in computers = job disruption High skilled jobs being eliminated? High skilled jobs being eliminated? Robots RobotsRobots What about the future? What about the future? – Will we have anything to do?

6. Offshoring “By 2004 12% of US IT companies had moved their operations to other countries” “By 2004 12% of US IT companies had moved their operations to other countries” Example: customer service center in India Example: customer service center in India – pwc sends pdf’s to India to type – work different

7. Problems & Benefits Problems Problems – Greed – “2.5% of mass layoffs come from offshoring jobs” – Language barrier – Just reading manuals – Data Security Benefits Benefits Cheaper labor - both low-skilled and high-skilled Cheaper labor - both low-skilled and high-skilled

8. Articles No Tax breaks for outsourcing – Thoughts? Will US manufacturing jobs ever come back? – Is it bad if it doesn’t? – Natural progression?

9. Ethics & Offshoring Hiring in U.S. vs. offshoring Hiring in U.S. vs. offshoring Utilitarianism Utilitarianism Kant Kant – Exploiting others for cheaper production? – Poor working conditions? Is this valid? Is this valid?

10. Searching for Jobs Different ways to learn about jobs Different ways to learn about jobs Can search for features you want Can search for features you want – Ex. “no overtime”

11. Applying for Jobs – Strong correlation between Facebook and how you will do on the job

12. Interviewing for the Job

13. Work Environment – Work Anywhere

14. Benefits – Decreases overhead for employees – Increase productivity – Reduces expenses for commuting – Flexible hours – Return to involvement in your community? – Joel Kotkin

15. Work Environment Problems Reducing boundaries for home & work can be stressful Distractions Some people work to much others too little Miss mentoring relationships & opportunities for advancement Social isolations – lower morale Security issues with home computers Some zoning areas working at home illegal

16. Employee Monitoring Computers can make crimes easier Also make monitoring easier – Monitoring has changed over time: Time clocks Surveillance cameras Electronic monitoring

17. Employee Monitoring LINK Today: More constant, detailed, and unseen by workers – Can lead to: Low morale and confidence, stress, etc. But also less theft Location Tracking – Ex: Nurses & Truckers Voicemail & E-mail Is this ethical?