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I had to look up Knowledge Worker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_worker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_worker It seems ... mushy. Is this a
by josefresco 5y ago
I had to look up Knowledge Worker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_worker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_worker
It seems ... mushy. Is this an accepted categorization? This is the first time I've heard it, and I've been a pro tech dude for 20+ years.
- aaron-santos 5y agoI can see how it would be useful when talking about social reproduction theory, but I would still tend to favor PMC in those conversations.
- starkd 5y agoIt looks like knowledge worker is more than just IT and software. As the wiki says, it encompasses all those "who think for a living". Perhaps a little condescending to suggest that people that can't work from home don't think for al living, but I get the point.
- EricE 5y ago"It seems ... mushy" Welcome to Gartner corporate speak! Consider yourself lucky that such terminology is foreign to you.
- NonEUCitizen 5y agoNetherlands has a visa for Kennismigrant -- "Knowledge Migrant" https://ind.nl/werk/werken-in-Nederland/Paginas/Kennismigrant.aspx https://ind.nl/werk/werken-in-Nederland/Paginas/Kennismigran...
- cyberbanjo 5y agoI first encountered the term in Peter Druckers "Managing Oneself" and a cursory Google search indicated he coined it. Similar term "Knowledge economy". https://medium.com/@leenasn/managing-oneself-book-summary-4e592909e5db https://medium.com/@leenasn/managing-oneself-book-summary-4e...