As Technology Advances, Commutes For People Decreases
Technology has reduced the long commute for many Americans. In the past, it was necessary to go to an office or a job site in order to have all of the resources available to you to get that specific job completed. Now, with so many devices from computers, iPhone screen, iPod parts, mobile phones, and office equipment being so portable, many jobs can be done from home or from just about anywhere. Some jobs have also become just about extinct due to the technology advances as well, allowing people to just do it on their own. This article discusses a few of the careers which you can do from anywhere and also about jobs that have fallen by the wayside as the technology advanced.
Anyone that does freelance kind of work can do get that job done from most places and live wherever they want to live. This would apply to freelance writers who may be able to live way out in the country and communicate with their publishers via fax, phone and email and do their jobs sitting on in a barn if they choose. Other freelance type of jobs would include: photography where they may send their digital prints online or even independent consultants of some sort.
Many real estate agents now only have a home office to do most of their work and when it is time to handle a closing they use the head office or the title company to have it in their conference room. Having to commute to an office, for many seems silly especially when they are typically out and about showing properties to prospective buyers. With the help of a laptop and a blackberry phone they will be easily accessible and available whether they are working from home or out showing homes. This saves the company money because they do not have to have office space for their realtors and it saves the realtors commuting time as well.
Many people in sales also don’t feel the need to have a separate office to do their job and can do it from the comfort of their place. This is particularly true for those people that handle all of their marketing and selling of products on the internet or through their own website. As long as they have internet access, they can communicate with customers and to take orders and answer questions. In fact, some people have a difficult time breaking away from their jobs because it has become so accessible to do them anywhere. This can typically be seen on vacations where a person is sitting by a resort pool typing away on their laptop or on their blackberry.
One example of a job that has been significantly reduced by technology is a travel consultant. Now, many people choose to research and book their own travel plans online without any assistance of a travel consultant. The easy access to do this on websites as well as the fees being charged by travel consultants has just about eliminated that profession entirely.
