The Changing Workplace

According to Carolyn Carlson, Ph.D. (June 2002) there has be a significant change it the work place from workers of the 20th century as apposed to the workers of the 21st century. In the 20th century many individuals would live their entire life working for only one company, these were called "womb to tomb" employers (para.1). Many individuals would start working for a company at a very young age, doing the most basic of job …

…one company to help them better compete with different companies in that same industry. Individuals in management positions today are not expected to know the "technical aspects" (para.4) of the department they mange as they were in the 20th century. Managers today are hired solely on their leadership abilities and their ability to produces results and are not expected to know all there is to know about the particular product or service their company provides.