The Rise of the Mobile Workforce
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/08/09/mobile-workers-infographic/
by Ben Parr
The era of the 9-to-5 job is over. Even just a few years ago, you were expected to commute to work, put in your hours and drive back home. Once you left work, it was done until you came back into the office the next way.
Thanks to laptops, smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi, that has all changed. As long as you have an Internet connection, you can file reports, hold meetings, edit proposals and complete practically all of your work tasks remotely. As a result, telecommuting is on the rise, and more and more work is completed via our mobile devices.
Social contact manager Gist, acquired by RIM earlier this year, has analyzed some of the data about the rise of the mobile workforce, detailing where they prefer to work and the devices they use to do it. The infographic below provides a nice overview of this very important business trend.
Check out Gist’s infographic, and let us know how much of a mobile worker you are in the comments below.
Communication devices are now changing the way we work more than ever. The tablet boom, teleconferencing, and social media are beginning to push people away from the office space we once knew. People even feel more productive working from their 3rd bedroom, a Starbucks or a Co-Working space than an office cubicle. This is the beginning of a major trend around the world. -Lucas Lautman