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The Future of Work
Carol Hazard | Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.
The American work force is headed in ways unimagined just a decade ago.
Careers are out and skill sets are in. Workers should think in terms of being contractors instead of employees, academics and futurists say.
Jobs will become even more portable because technology has made it easy to work from almost anywhere, including outside the country.
Accelerating technologies will create entrepreneurial opportunities for work, products and services.
Plus, an energy crunch and the country’s response to meeting that challenge will help define new jobs.
Meantime, the global balance of power is shifting. Where will the U.S. economy prove the strongest and the weakest?
And what is the future of economic stability? Is last year’s meltdown an anomaly or a chronic condition?
These trends and changes will transform our concept of working life as we know it and its endgame – retirement.
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Sean_09
about 1 month ago
4 comments
wats up
Sean_09
about 1 month ago
4 comments
Sweet
businesscard2
2 months ago
2 comments
inspiraysean, you forgot 25 years in your math. The article is correct. You do not work for 25 years, you work for 40 years, then you are retired for 20 years. The math says you DID NOT work for 45 years, but you DID WORK for 40 years.
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mitchelyerzy
2 months ago
6 comments
When you're networking, are you really NOT working?
inspiraysean
2 months ago
70 comments
lets check the math if someone enters the workforce at age 25, retires at age 65 and lives until age 85 they spend twice as much time working (40 years) as they do not working (20 years).