People can live and work anywhere they want to choose, because of improved communication technology and transport. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Advanced online communication and commuting

technology

allow humans to have more options for our workplace and home. We, humans, are born and evolved to create new

technology

and adapt to constant changes. We invented rails, cars,...

then

we constantly enhance them to high speed for easier commuting between places. We invented the internet and dozens of communication applications, and we could have online meetings

instead

of traditional face-to-face meetings. Our lives are ways easier than before with modern

technology

. We are now living in a

time

of the global pandemic.

This

Covid-19 disease spreading worldwide makes us all re-think, re-arrange how we want to live and

work

. Companies worldwide enable the "working from home"

scheme

for more or less than two years to limit contagion. Employees do not go to the traditional workplace,

instead

, are required to

work

remotely with just a computer and internet. Is the "working from home"

scheme

as efficient as the centralized

work

scheme

? It has been a dispute lately over

this

topic. Many companies have been conducting reports and said that their employee's

productivity

remains intact and even goes up in some cases. Truthfully, many global organizations have been switching to the "Flexible working"

scheme

, in which, employees can choose remote

work

or go to the office any

time

of their choice. And many

people

are happier with

this

scheme

. No more long hours commuting from suburban to the city, no more traffic hours, we save that commuting

time

to spend with our family or have some

time

of the day for exercising

instead

of sitting on car seats, trains for hours or maybe others hobbies. Long before came the pandemic, the term “digital nomad” appeared and since

then

, it has been a new trend among young, travel-addicted

people

. Many young

people

Gen Y (born 1980-1996) and Gen Z (born 1997 onwards) have loved the idea of exploring the world, discovering as many places as they could. To keep that idea realistic, the "digital nomad" look for remoted jobs

such

as marketing online, writing,… or even online therapist, which enabled them to

work

anywhere in the world. As long as they submit their deadline on

time

and join the online meetings when required, guarantee their

work

productivity

, managers and employers find the trend suitable for their organization.

Furthermore

, when needed, they could just jump in on a plane or high-speed train to go to the required place. Though there might be some hardships while they usually are not in any face-to-face meeting or different

time

zone might limit

people

interaction but those are some trade-offs for those “digital nomads” to have their dreams come true with a sufficient income. In conclusion, modern technologies have changed our lives forever and given us more freedom in what we want to do. Reportedly, emotionally and physically fulfilled employees have better

productivity

. After all, Should

productivity

be what we prioritize? Why does it matter where we

work

if we could just get our

work

done with help of

technology

?