The Impact of Technology in the World of Work

Abstract

Technology influences the individual's daily life and relationships, society and work. This article aims to understand how technological advances affect these relationships in the work environment, addressing the worker, the organization and the work itself. It also seeks to understand the causes and consequences of the use of technology by people in the various environments, the relationship between technological evolution, people and the organizational / labor environment and its influence in reducing employment. For the development of the article, a qualitative, descriptive bibliographic research was carried out through scientific articles in academic sites and journals. Initially, a history of technological evolution was presented from the beginning to the present day. Then, he discussed the technological advances and their effects for the worker, for the organization and for work. The conclusion indicates that technological progress has no deadline to end, as long as the human being has the capacity to innovate in all spheres of human thought and will also result in structural unemployment, with the extinction of some professions and the emergence of others necessary for its implementation and continuity.