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-Well once again this is touching on a subject that is very discouraging for a lot of people, technological advancement in the work place. As this chapter states "Employees who are kept from receiving training that will promote them to a different job may have a basis for litigation." But how many people really want to learn, i think most of the people are scared of change and walk away from the opportunity to learn or re-learn new methods of getting the same work done. This leads me to talk about the next paragraphs in the book labeled information technology. The office use to consist of a simple typewriter and paper. I worked in an office that had data processors that we had to type are legal descriptions on and were forced to switch a main network which compiled all our work into one system so that we could cross reference each others files. In the long run it made the office run so much smoother but the transition was so frustrating and a lot of us put up a fight. All of our work fits into the project management category also. Where we had an office manager that kept track of all our files and double checked our work we no longer needed her. The computer could keep track of all our files and double check our work so all the hard copies were to be filed in the basement. Of course the office manager through a fit, but in the long run we as a team could produce more work and better quality of work which in turn produced more revenue for the company and allowed us raises. So although instructional design/technology may see frustrating or mind boggling at first i do believe it will have its benefits if used in the best of ways or the best of intentions. Regardless if in an office setting, or a classroom or administration building it would help all involved to be intertwined to allow for the maximum flow of information and ease within the work place.