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Article: Computers get their revenge. ('revenge effect' as applied to computers) (Computer Sense) (Column)
- Article from:
- Communication World
- Article date:
- August 1, 1992
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 International Association of Business Communicators. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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It's summer. Vacation season. Time to relax. Yet, nearing the end of your week-long escape from the office, the thought hits you: You'll go back to mail piled high on the desk, delayed deadlines that must be met immediately, and 87 phone calls to return. Who can relax when the stress of playing catch-up sets in? That's your punishment for taking time off.
So what ever happened to the predicted four-day work week, when computers would allow leisure time unknown to pretechnology wage earners? We use computers. Our coworkers use computers. Our suppliers use computers. Our customers use computers. But we're all working harder than we did before computers, it seems.
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