Which term describes carrying out your job from home instead of travelling to an office?
Remote working
What is meant by 'flexible working'?
A way of working that gives an employee some choice over their working hours or the place they work from
What is the name for the feeling of being alone and without company, even when you can keep in contact with people using a device or app?
Loneliness
What is meant by 'separation from a stressful environment'?
Using technology such as games, videos or music to remove yourself from a situation that is causing you stress
What is the name for the benefit of feeling in charge of your personal and working life because you know where you need to be and when?
Control of your own schedule
What is meant by 'less commuting'?
Spending less time travelling to and between workplaces because work can be done from home or meetings can be held online
A designer chooses which hours she works, which device she uses and which office she works from. What does this show about modern technology?
It gives workers a choice of working style
Samia uses technology to change her working hours so that she can collect her children from school. Which benefit does this show?
Her schedule can be adjusted to fit her family's needs
Priya looks up how to complete a task on reliable websites and feels sure that she can do it. Which benefit does this show?
More self-confidence
Dev does his job from home every day and rarely speaks to anyone. Which effect on his mental wellbeing is most likely?
He may become isolated and depressed
Nadia's manager sends her work messages late at night and at weekends, so she feels she can never switch off. Which drawback does this show?
Other people can be too intrusive
When Aisha is worried about a problem at work, she messages a friend and feels much better. Which benefit does this show?
Contact with others
Piotr works from home and cannot ask his team what they think of his work. He has started to doubt whether his work is good enough. Which drawback does this show?
A lack of confidence
Tomas works from home and says he feels calm and more in control of his day. His colleague does the same job from home and says she feels lonely. What does this show about modern technology?
It can affect different individuals in different ways
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