The Future Of Work

Major events like a war, famine, pandemic, or natural disasters force us to alter the way we live, work, and interact with each other.

In less than a hundred years, America has evolved from an agrarian, to an industrial, service, and now a technological society. The recent pandemic changed the nature of work through the advent of WiFi, Cloud, and Zoom from one characterized by fighting traffic only to toil eight-to-five in an office, to a 24/7 virtual workspace accessible from anywhere in the world. The change has been so profound that today many tech-savvy workers would threaten to quit their jobs if their employers were to dictate the maintenance of “regular office hours.”

The physical workspace has likewise profoundly changed. Until the 1950’s, it featured only the bare necessities of electricity, heat, and indoor plumbing, with other features such as elevators and air conditioning considered luxuries.

Compare that with what’s deemed necessary today for a productive environment and you might recognize Highland at its finest: clean, organized and aesthetically pleasing spaces, filled with art, both indoors and outdoors; ready access to healthy and affordable food and exotic beverages; great coffee, and state-of-the-art, crazy-fast, secure fiber optic WiFi access.

Since its construction in 1891, Highland has strived to stay on the cutting edge of technology, whether as a school, an office, and especially now as a private social and business club. Over the three-day Memorial Weekend, a team of four highly trained IT professionals spent over a hundred hours to replace Highland’s IT infrastructure with state-of-the-art hardware and software to ensure that our members have access to the fastest and most secure internet anywhere in Boulder.

Think of Highland as a home away from home.

— Sina.

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