We’ve been worrying about the end of work for 500 years

We’ve been worrying about the end of work for 500 years

“The future of work” is suddenly everywhere—which is an interesting feat for a 500-year-old discussion.

Since the beginning of 2016, the topic has been featured in marketing campaigns by Walmart and GE, declared a priority by two widely respected global economics think tanks , and featured on the covers of myriad business and pop culture magazines .

The Atlantic, The Economist, and the New York Times have all hosted conferences during the last two years exploring work’s evolution, as have consultancies PwC, Deloitte, and McKinsey; the Aspen Institute and Brookings Institution; and Citrix, Xerox, and Adobe. Software companies Slack and Box […]

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