TECHNOLOGY

EFFECTING WORK
ETHIC IN YOUTH
MAGDALEN BARNES
1ST PERIOD

QUICK SURVEY

A. What's in it for
me? Am I getting
paid enough?

B. What can I do
to better myself at
my job? Am I
getting paid too
much?

STATISTICS
In 2008, the amount
of teens that would
text everyday was
approximately around
38%

HOW IS TECHNOLOGY EFFECTING US IN

OUR DAILY LIVES?

QUALITY OF WORK
MIND-SET
ACTIONS
COMMUNICATION

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH WORK

ETHIC?

WHAT IS MATERIALISM?

Materialism is the tendency to

consider material possessions and
physical comfort as more
important than intellectual or
spiritual values.

HOW DO WE KNOW MATERIALISM HAS

INCREASED?

STATISTICS
Average Amount of TVs in one Americans Home

2016

1990s

0.5

1.5

2.5
TV

Column1

3.5

4.5

STATISTICS
Hours Spent Weekly Watching TV

1980s

2002

2016
0

10

20

30
Hours

40
Hours2

50
Hours3

60

70

80

STATISTICS
Amount of iPhones sold from 2007-2016
2016
2015
2013
2012
2011
2008
2007
0

20

40

60

80
Column1

100

120

140

160

ARE OUR YOUTH MORE MATERIALISTIC?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A GOOD

WORK ETHIC?
A person who shows up on time and is willing to do
what it takes to get the job done without complaining.
They take their work seriously and work hard.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE

A GOOD WORK ETHIC
Responsible

Care about the quality of work

Good Self Discipline (Stay focused on their goals)

Good Teamwork

Reliable

Dedicated to their work

Cooperative

Determined

WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO LACK OF WORK

ETHIC?
Media
Peer Pressure
Parents
Materialism
Health

EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN MEDIA

On average teens spend 9 hours a day on social media.
How does it effect youth?
Body Image
Violence
Unhealthy Behavior
Celebrities
Advertising (Promoting Products)
Peer Pressure

WHY OUR YOUTH HAS A LACK OF WORK

ETHIC?
Lazy
Lack of caring
Self serving or self pleasing
Ego
Lack of Motivation
Lack of setting goals & achieving them

EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON HEALTH

Bad eyesight

Tendonitis

Hearing loss

Neurosis

Obesity

Neck strain

Back pain

Cancer

Arthritis

Distracted resulting in more

psychological problems

Loss of sleep
Carpel tunnel syndrome

Smartphones release certain radiations that are absorbed by human bodies

and which might cause tumors. They say speaking too much with the phone
against your ear rises possibilities of you getting a brain tumor by over 80%.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP A GOOD WORK

ETHIC?

Focus on your work

Keep a good reputation

Practice Self-Discipline

Know your distractions and minimize them

Manage your time

Understand how fast or how slow you work

Set time aside to rest

Commit to doing what needs to be done

Dont procrastinate

Set goals for yourself and make sure you achieve them

CHANGE?
Parents should minimize amount of time their child spends on
their technology especially on social media
Teach about health effects of being on technology for too long
period of time
Parents should encourage their kids to volunteer and join
different extracurricular activities
Parents should teach and instill their children to work hard and
live to their full potential
Promote fun ways of learning in school
Students should motivate each other to work hard and
congratulate each other when they achieve something