15 years into the new
millennium and the world is connected like never before. Better connectivity
and increased communication is due to technological advances. This had a great
impact on the lives of people, especially on the world of business.
Increasingly, companies
are adopting new methods of communication such as video conference. It works
over the internet where clients or executives from all over the world can video
chat with each other on computer or smart phones. This is cost effective, saves
time spent on travel and speeds up the processes. It is proved productive, as
meetings are short and effective with rich collaboration from employees and
decisions are made faster.
Consequently, this
connectivity increased work pressure on employees as they are expected to be a
part of the video conferencing as they are reachable. As this mode of
communication is mainly used for foreign clients and executives, some employees
have to function in odd hours to match that of client’s time zone. In
developing countries like India, employees of small and medium sized companies
who deal with foreign clients have to connect with them after working hours.
This has not only affected their family lives but has led to health related
problems.
In summary, the methods
of communications have changed for good, but sometimes employees are exploited.
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