{"id":9406,"date":"2020-06-04T08:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T07:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=9406"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:26:11","slug":"technology-in-the-workplace-exposure-and-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/technology-in-the-workplace-exposure-and-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology in the Workplace: Exposure and Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

As technology continues to affect so many aspects of our lives, from communication to leisure to transportation, our changing experiences affect our future expectations. If I can have a meaningful video call with friends and family overseas, why can\u2019t I do the same at work with colleagues? If I can collaborate on a personal project with a designer in New York, why can\u2019t I apply that remote productivity to my job?<\/span><\/p>\n

Those of us who remember life pre-internet left our education with crates of books, folders and files. Contrast this with millenials, many of whom submitted their GCSE coursework in digital format and took their exams on computers. The integration of technology in the classroom normalised its application to educational tasks, setting expectations of its role in other aspects of life, from employment to entertainment to dating.<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger generation, through greater exposure to technology throughout their cognitive development, form different habits and develop different expectations when it comes to the world of work. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

As Avant Homes\u2019 Peter Adams explains in our CIO Watercooler roundtable discussion, when someone grows up surrounded by computers in the classroom, they\u2019re more enabled in terms of access to technology, which sets their expectations for later life. Thus, the younger generation, through greater exposure to technology throughout their cognitive development, form different habits and develop different expectations when it comes to the world of work.<\/span><\/p>\n

The variety in employee expectations has this generational element to it, explains Peter. It is these expectations, agree the CIOs on the panel, that put pressure on businesses to keep pace with the development of IT. The use of technology is an intrinsic part of how people live their lives outside of work, so if the access to technology inside work is different, that raises feelings of incongruity.<\/span><\/p>\n