The Loss of Personal Contact in the Workplace

In the past 15 years the way office work is accomplished has been reformed. Technological advancements enable instant communication between 2 distant points. What is taken for granted today was unimaginable twenty years ago. With new ideas presented daily and developments on existing technologies increasing quality it is easy for people to slip into the habit of virtually no face to face contact except with those who work physically near them. These new developments have many advantages. Among them are better efficiency, cheaper communication and more contact between parties. With such benefits one may think it best not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and just accept changes without question. Others object that the loss of personal contact means less not more control for managers as it is easier to mislead with today’s technological approach than yesterday’s face to face one. Both parties are right to a degree, as both means of interaction have their own advantages and disadvant...