Advantages, Disadvantages and Threats of Jobs

Advantage

·         Can work from anywhere.

·         Easily change your work if mistakes occur.

·         Can speak to people on the go.

·         Companies no longer require staff to be in the same building or same country.

·         Technology has made the world a smaller place especially in the workforce, meeting being held through phone/video conferences etc.

·         Cost of travel expenses have been reduced greatly because of the exchange of information that can take place using modern technologies.

Disadvantage

·         No face to face communication so no tone in voice, or personal interaction.

·         Companies can be based in a western would location and employ cheap labour in poorer countries.

·         Companies often lack consideration of the soft skills than can enhance the company if clients are met face to face.

·         Networking skills are reduced and their is no “face to company” – personal exchanges between staff members can be cold and distant.

Threat

·         Cause of loneliness because there is no one else in the environment you are working in.

·         No feedback from the work you do.

·         The company couldn’t properly help you if you got stuck on the work.

·         Staff may not perform to their full potential because they spend time during their working hours surfing the internet.

·         Company information/in house knowledge can be leaked or hacked into, causing clients etc to loose trust in the company.