In what ways are new media affecting careers?

With the new invention and popularity of social networks, companies have a much easier time tracking and finding out information about the kind of person their potential employee is. Nothing is private anymore. If you have any pictures of you with a keg, your boss can find them and will most likely fire you. Companies do not want unprofessional people working at their facilities. This includes how the employee acts both in the workplace and in public, whether it is on Facebook or blogs. There is no hiding suggestive information once it gets onto the internet. New media has made the companies’ lives better, but the employees’ lives more difficult.

Another way careers are affected by new media is the loss and creation of various jobs. The paper industry, even though it is still around and productive, took a hard hit when the internet came out. They lost a good amount of their business due to technology. As most know, technology has its downsides; such as power outages and crashes. Technology has replaced and enhanced many jobs. Businesses, such as banks, have gone from only using paper, to using both paper and automotive technology. This helps tellers keep track of what they have by using computers. It gives customers the option to speak to a person for their money or to quickly, and just as easily, get it from a machine. The machines have replaced the need for so many employees in certain companies, creating a loss of numerous jobs. In turn, machines have created the necessity for maintenance workers and other types of jobs.