In the old days

a job meant you went to a location

punched in

worked a solid 8 hours or more

got 30 minutes for lunch

got told what to do and when to do it

got a paycheck every two weeks

got a day off for Christmas

got a handshake when job was done

got a gold watch when you retired

a far cry from what work is today

no one goes to work

now work is home-based

it's casual

it's occasional

it's time spent on the computer

it does the work

work is unsupervised

work is mobile

there is no office or location

there is no loyalty

I am used to the old ways

and cannot fathom how a job is a job

if nothing is produced except

texts or e-mails

communication is the product

what a transformation

we are living in a new world

without borders or boundaries

and work is just something that happens

with the push of a button

the tap of a key

no set parameters and no set time

why go to work

when you can work from home

in your shorty pajamas

no uniform

no tie

no problem

just hit Send

check's in the mail.