What is it about?
This paper examines the spread and normalization of telework during the pandemic with reference to the growth of the 24/7 work culture and the blurring of boundaries between work and private lives that have been developing in the last two decades or so. It is argued that the rise in remote work during the crisis is contributing to the movement towards 24/7 work and to the collapse of the boundary between professional and private life, particularly as a result of remote employee surveillance that comes with telework. It also results in a new form of alienation – the alienation of workers from their private homes.
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Why is it important?
It sheds the light on the current spike in remote work and warns of the risks of this for employees
Perspectives
It is a critical perspective on remote work and privacy
Dr. Ivan Manokha
Schiller International University
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This page is a summary of: Covid-19: Teleworking, Surveillance and 24/7 Work. Some Reflexions on the Expected Growth of Remote Work After the Pandemic, Political Anthropological Research on International Social Sciences, December 2020, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/25903276-bja10009.
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