Workplace Culture

Recently in class we read an article by Jim Henry entitled "Writing Workplace Cultures." In this article, Henry describes the reality of workplace cultures today. He says that in today’s world, hiring and firing occur constantly, and it is very easy to be surpassed by others in your field. His arguments go along with the idea of fast capitalism, which we talked about in class. All around us, we can see just how rapidly technology is advancing, and it seems that new ideas and products can never come out fast enough. This is similar with the workplace culture that Henry is defining. Companies want to showcase newer and newer ideas, and so workers get overturned more rapidly to fulfill new demands. This means that we, as prospective employees, must take on an educating role. We must show employers why we are important and why they need us. We also need to show them that we have a diverse and flexible skill set which we can adapt to a broad range of workplace scenarios. What are the skills we need to do this? A digital portfolio is surely a good start, and that is my next project.