The Future of Workplace Fear: How Human Reflex Stands in the Way of Digital Transformation

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S. PrenticeThe Future of Workplace Fearhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8101-7_6

6. The Fear of Losing Your Job

Steve Prentice¹  

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Toronto, ON, Canada

 

In February 2021, a water treatment plant in Florida was vandalized remotely by an individual who attempted to adjust the levels of sodium hydroxide in the water from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million, which means it became potentially extremely dangerous to humans.

The attack was made possible because the plant was chronically underfunded, as is much of the infrastructure in the United States and other countries, and the computers that ran the plant, watched water levels, and maintained its ...