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Work: In Progress
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Work: In Progress

Is the Office Obsolete?

Economist Films
Economist Films, 2019
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In the coming years, the traditional office may be relegated to history. Technological advances have created space allowing several new work trends – some sweet, some unsavory – to emerge. Economist Films explores these changes and offers an illuminating vignette on each one. The result is a compendium of brief case studies that hint at the upheaval the world of work is facing. Employers and workers who wish to protect their livelihoods from the next wave of radical workplace disruption will appreciate this video. 

Take-Aways

  • New technologies are radically changing the traditional workplace for good and ill.
  • This new environment benefits “digital nomads” and remote workers who can work from anywhere they can find a Wi-Fi connection.
  • The rise of the gig economy has pulled millions of people out of poverty in the developing world, but in the developed world, gig economy workers lack employee rights and protections.

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Economist Films produces documentaries that investigate economic, social and political issues.

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