Top ten ‘office relics' from fax machines to floppy disks, survey finds
WHAT THE TECH? Top ten 'office relics' from fax machines to floppy disks, survey finds
THE TOP ten office relics have been revealed from fax machines to floppy disks, a new survey has found.
A poll, of 2,000 employed adults, found many were more than happy to wave goodbye to landline desk phones, business card holders and even floppy disks.
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A new survey has revealed the top ten office relics from fax machines to floppy disks
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But a poll, of 2,000 employed adults, found many were more than happy to wave goodbye to the relics
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While others said good riddance to correction fluid, hole punches and paper diaries or planners, which once ruled their desks.
Now 52 per cent treat their smartphone as a fully-fledged portable office, with 62 per cent claiming it has improved their ability to multitask at work.
Annika Bizon, from Samsung, which commissioned the research to mark the launch of the AI business enhanced Galaxy Z Fold7 Enterprise Edition, that aims to give workers the ability to work the way they want, said: 'Thanks to cutting-edge technology, the modern office looks nothing like it did 25 years ago.
'Today's professionals don't work in one place or on one schedule, and their tech shouldn't be confined to any restraints either.'
It also emerged 50 per cent of workers begin their workday on the commute at least some, if not all, the days they travel in to work.
And when they're in the office, this has also undergone modernisation - now featuring comfortable seating areas (41 per cent), relaxation spaces (39 per cent) and collaboration pods (23 per cent).
Throughout the working week, 37 per cent now have fully office-based jobs.
With just under one in five (18 per cent) splitting their time 50/50 between the office and home.
A further 21 per cent mainly work remotely now.
As such, just 37 per cent have assigned seats or desk space at work, with over a quarter (26 per cent) hotdesking instead.
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With more digital technology being used in the workplace, 61 per cent have received employee training when it comes to using evolving software.
However, 12 per cent of those aged 50 and over admitted to struggling to incorporate software into their working lives.
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