How Information Technology Has Changed Communication in the Workplace
There was a time when typical office communications consisted of desk phones and maybe an intercom. Although office workers from before our information technology era now have their desk phones, intercoms are often used to call workers to the manager’s office, deliver instant messages or deliver some instructions. Businesses can still communicate with their overseas offices and conference calls are something where you need operator assistance to make connections.
The past decade of inter-office communication consisted of memos that were circulated and posted in public places for everyone to see. When memos are confidential, they are placed in an envelope that requires the recipient to initial when they receive them. Couriers are widely used to carry important and confidential documents throughout the city to be signed and the post office enjoys a lot of business because it is the place to send, retrieve, or send, your certified letters and correspondence. … Read More