Technology And The Impact Of Technology In The Workplace

Technology in the modern office has severe impact on the productivity level of workers. Technology has completely changed office activities over the years. Technical instruments such as the computers, telephones, smart gadgets and the internet have offered more flexibility in the nature of working hours and more efficiency in terms of information movement. It has also promised increased productivity at minimal or negligible cost to most firms. Although, it encompasses a wide array of services, one of its main quests is to provide what all firm want in its workplace: increased efficiency and productivity. As a result, the modern offices are veritable seas of technical knick knacks. Major workplace techs such as WI-FI, VoIP, ultra-mobile PCs ; and software such as Outlook and Instant messaging, have become the acceptable norm for firms wishing to flow with the trends and embracing these technological changes guaranteed survival in the modern world. But the advent of workplace technology seems to also have ushered in the tools of workplace “cyber-loafing, slacking or skiving”. Johnson et al (2003), defines cyber loafing as when employees engage in activities in the workplace that are not work –related using the internet. Schumpeter (2014), describes it as appearing “hard at work” and ascribes the profuse adoption of this by employees to constant connectivity and availability of the Internet.

Employees are exposed to various internet tools, games, politics and social media