What Will We Do for Work?
A lot less. And a lot more. The Web will become a great nexus of efficiency, with "white-collar robots" handling all manner of tasks white-collar humans used to do. The 21st-century worker will be a multitalented freelancer, hooked up to faceless coworkers around the world and living on his reputation, not his relationship with the boss. For the brave, a new world indeed.

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Our Work, Our World
Will Service Still Stink?
What Will Our Offices Look Like?
How Will Advertisers Reach Us?
How Will We Fight?
Will Socialism Make A Comeback?
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    web resources
    Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Government site containing reams of work force reports, surveys, charts, research papers, regional information and much more

    Labour Telemetrics Centre
    Trade-union site concerned with the impact of new information and communications technologies on the nature of work

    Ziff-Davis' The Site
    Interesting interview with Alvin Toffler concerning the future of computers, war, work, crime, science