Since the evolution of man, progress has meant that we have developed into human beings that can think and invent almost anything to make life easier.
We were originally designed to climb trees, run, hunt, take care of our offspring, and keep sheltered and protected from danger. Our bodies developed based along these lines, no such thing as the gym in those days to keep the biceps , triceps and abs in good shape!
We weren't designed to sit in a car to get from A to B, or to sit in front of a computer all day, finding everything we need, not only for work, but for personal use and entertainment.
When I was studying back in the early 1980's, it used to take about 2 weeks to find information for an assignment from the library. We learned to use the reference system of the University library, so that we could then go find the book. We'd sit in the library not talking, and taking notes. When we needed to use the computer, we had to write our own programme and walk to the main frame building to get a copy of the printout. It was so exciting getting one sheet of dot-matrix information, and well worth the 20 minute wait per sheet whilst the dots were being printed.
Now, people sit in cafes, sipping a choccamoccafrappaccino and munching on a blueberry, lactose free, sugarless, light muffin, searching for any subject with their notebook on the internet. Printing a document, with the printer next to you, is so frustrating when it can only print 50 sheets a minute, and God help you if you need a pen, because they are so hard to find these days.
We've made life so much easier that we are no longer so bothered with progress in the workplace. I hear so many stories about how there is no "job satisfaction" any more and that employees don't have the opportunity to be creative, or add value to their jobs, but it's not just the job that's at fault.
What's wrong with our human resources today? Amongst other things, the challenge is no longer there!
Debbie Phylactou
Debs Diagnostics
We were originally designed to climb trees, run, hunt, take care of our offspring, and keep sheltered and protected from danger. Our bodies developed based along these lines, no such thing as the gym in those days to keep the biceps , triceps and abs in good shape!
We weren't designed to sit in a car to get from A to B, or to sit in front of a computer all day, finding everything we need, not only for work, but for personal use and entertainment.
When I was studying back in the early 1980's, it used to take about 2 weeks to find information for an assignment from the library. We learned to use the reference system of the University library, so that we could then go find the book. We'd sit in the library not talking, and taking notes. When we needed to use the computer, we had to write our own programme and walk to the main frame building to get a copy of the printout. It was so exciting getting one sheet of dot-matrix information, and well worth the 20 minute wait per sheet whilst the dots were being printed.
Now, people sit in cafes, sipping a choccamoccafrappaccino and munching on a blueberry, lactose free, sugarless, light muffin, searching for any subject with their notebook on the internet. Printing a document, with the printer next to you, is so frustrating when it can only print 50 sheets a minute, and God help you if you need a pen, because they are so hard to find these days.
We've made life so much easier that we are no longer so bothered with progress in the workplace. I hear so many stories about how there is no "job satisfaction" any more and that employees don't have the opportunity to be creative, or add value to their jobs, but it's not just the job that's at fault.
What's wrong with our human resources today? Amongst other things, the challenge is no longer there!
Debbie Phylactou
Debs Diagnostics
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