Employment patterns will change as many jobs are automated and new jobs come into existence to server new technologies some organisation will follow the virtuel company model where a small core of key emplyed is supported by contractors on a project by project badis,bringing together the right people regardlee of where they live.the desks they will use will have multiple flat screens,voice interface computer programs with human like faces ans personalities full screen videoconferencing and 3D sound positioning all this will be without any communication cables since the whole system uses high capacity infrared links.the many short term contractors may not have enough space in their homes for an office and may go instead to a new breed of local telework centre