Summary: According to Carlson (2002), the workforce environment has changed dramatically over the past fifty years. In the 20 th century, many individuals would work at a single employer for their entire working life. In the 21 st century, it is common for someone to work for many different employers throughout their working life quite possibly entirely different careers. In the 20 th century, an employee worked his or her way up the corporate ladder learning various technical skills as they progressed, ultimately ending up in management.
In the 21 st century, a worker will jump from employer to employer picking up various skills from each and will use them make them more marketable to future employers. In the 20 th century, a manager was expected to know all aspects of the department they were working in. In the 21 st century, managers are hired for their ability to manage people, not for their specific knowledge of an industry. Paraphrase: In the 20 th century, most people worked in the same career for their entire lives.
Companies rewarded good workers with a “job for life” and would take care of them when they retired. The employee would start at an entry-level position and work their way up the corporate ladder (Carlson, 2002, para. 1).
Managers and supervisors, in the 20 th century, started their careers in entry-level positions and acquire additional skills as they grew with the company (Carlson, 2002, para. 2).
The Review on Quality of Work Life of Cement Industry
Abstract Quality of work life is an important indicator and yardstick for any organization to measure its overall performance and overall satisfaction of its stakeholder‟s .Quality of work life comprises of several factors which are influencing the quality of work life in different dimensions. Quality of work life of this industry is concerned the safety, healthy work environment, adequate and ...
This differs in the 21 st century where a person may have as many as eight different employers during their working years.
A person might work in completely different trades. A person will learn different skills from their different employers in hopes of making themselves more marketable to new companies with better career opportunities. People might also find themselves working for competing employers using the skills they acquired from previous employers (Carlson, 2002, para. 3).
Nowadays, managers are hired more for their talent at motivating staff and achieving goals rather than their technical knowledge of an industry.
In fact, managers often come from entirely different industries and have little technical knowledge of the new company’s industry (Carlson, 2002, para. 4).
