Posted: January 18, 2013 at 12:47 pm
AXA PPP healthcare | AXA PPP HealthcareOver the last century, huge changes have been made to the workplace, and we recently explored the ghosts of workplaces past, present and future in our three part blog series.
While exploring the workplaces of the past we discussed the realities of working in an office without technology, the traditional ?family friendly? 9 to 5 culture, and the popularity of smoking at your desk. The present workplace, however, is a completely different environment. With smoking being banned within public spaces, offices have become a much healthier place to be.? Technological advances have arguably made our lives easier, with emails replacing memos and bulky paper documents no longer necessary. However, the popularity in mobile technology and permanent access to the internet means many employees are constantly connected to the office, with one survey finding that 93% of employees continue to work when they have left the office. The mobile trend is continued in our future of the workplace with the possibility of offices becoming a thing of the past. Technology is expected to advance even further while employee wellbeing will probably become centre stage due to the aging workforce.?
To find out your thoughts on the past, present and future workplace we held a competition inviting Twitter followers to tweet us their opinions for the chance to win great prizes. So what did you have to say? Here are some of the submissions:
Workplace past
Many of our followers still feel nostalgic for their past workplaces, with more casual attitudes to alcohol and a more social environment being popular topics:
One thing our entrants didn?t miss however was the smoky offices before the smoking ban?
Another aspect of the past workplace that wasn?t very popular was the lack of technology, which according to @CathyLockie, was quite hard on the arms!
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Workplace present
The praise for technology continued into our discussion on today?s workplace, with many commenting that they couldn?t survive without it?
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However it seems that the advances in technology has also led to some pitfalls, with some of you complaining about the lack of verbal communication and their workplace being unable to function should something go wrong with the computers?
It seems that there is also increased pressure in today?s workplace to impress. With increased competition for every job vacancy, many feel that they have to go over and above their job description to keep ahead?
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Workplace future
With mobile working becoming increasingly common today, it wasn?t surprising to find that many of you believe that the office will become a thing of the past with employees working from home?
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Another common theme was the concept of complete globalization, with the ability to work from anywhere, any time!
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There were plenty of suggestions for smaller changes around the office, too. From management style to energy saving, there were lots of great ideas to make working life less stressful and more efficient?
Overall it was clear that most of you long for your workplace to be less stressful and allow for a better work-life balance. Our stress centre has plenty of lifestyle articles and helpful guides to aid preventing and coping with anxiety and stress. Remember, if you are ever having any difficulties with stress at work, our experts are always available to help. Have any ideas on how to improve the workplace? Get in touch with us on Twitter, we?d love to hear your thoughts!
Meet our winners!
As a thank you for telling us your thoughts on workplace change we ran a competition on our Twitter, giving you the chance to win ?100 or ?50 Amazon vouchers. Congratulations to our winner, Kelly-Marie Dudley, who suggested an office personality map for the future workplace! And well done to our runners-up Stephanie Kerr, who thinks health and safety is a bit too much in the workplace present, and Jay Scales who does not miss smoking being allowed in the workplace past!
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