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Certain electronics can be detrimental to a work environment, but workers have the ability to use technology to their advantage. In many cases, technology has cursed the concentration, reliability, and integrity of the workplace; however technological advances of the 21st century are a blessing in efficiency, communication ,and almost instant knowledge at the touch of a button. (57 words)
Indeed distractions in the workplace are a primary cause of turmoil in an office setting. Various computerized application such as games, online shopping, and the ability to text seamlessly go unnoticed, allowing for many urges to a worker. Also, texting, a leading cause of employer and customer frustration, diverts an employees eyes from whatever they are doing; this can be lethal. Ramon Jamisson, a forklift operator, killed his friend and coworker while checking a text and doing his job. The preoccupations of technology in the workplace creates a hazardous job site. (91 words)
Arguably, computers are unreliable, and often crash or get bugs, possibly compromising information. In December 2013, a...

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