The Past and Future of Work

What The Teck?

Rolando Rosas is the Founder of Global Teck Worldwide, which offers business and office technology for seamless customer communications. In his role, he leads his team to provide insights on e-commerce trends, digital marketplace strategies, and client success metrics. Rolando is also the Founder of CircuitLoops.com, which uses AI to match businesses to the lowest-priced internet service provider. As an entrepreneur, he has founded three startups and hosts the What The Teck? podcast.

Dave Kelly is the General Manager of Global Teck Worldwide and the co-host of the What The Teck? podcast. He holds a bachelor’s in telecommunications management from the New England Institute of Technology, where he focused on the acceleration of networks transitioning from digital IP to support successful business communications. Before Global Teck Worldwide, Dave was the Account Manager at Jabra and the Territory Manager at Polycom.

In this episode…

Labor structures have evolved and improved significantly over the past 100 years. In 1914, progressive historical figure Henry Ford instilled an eight-hour work week at 62 cents per hour. While the US federal minimum wage wasn’t established until 1924, and national standards surrounding equitable wages and labor hours weren’t widely adopted until 1938, this set the stage for worker standards today. However, some antiquated criteria persist, leading many to demand radical change.

With inflation at a record high and the federal minimum wage remaining at $7.25 an hour, workers receive less value for their dollar today than they did during the inception of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Although early labor demands like unsafe working conditions and difficult commutes have been addressed, employees today still request meaningful work and more free time. The introduction of technology has made in-office work settings unnecessary in many cases, and progressive labor advocates Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly maintain that remote work reduces inflationary costs for employees. Additionally, remote work allows for a four-day workweek without compromising productivity.

Join Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly in today’s installment of What The Teck? as they address the evolution of labor market trends. Together, they talk about why you shouldn’t force employees to return to the office, how to refine the traditional work week, and how to customize work structures for the employee.