Diverse in the metaverse | The ethical implications of work in a digital world

By 2026, 25% of people will apparently spend an hour or more in the metaverse each day. What could this hour look like and will we be safe?

Recent firings via Twitter and Zoom are highlighting a worrying trend for employers to conduct the stickier parts of their job behind the safety of a screen, which must fly in the face of improving employee wellbeing.

Although being fired is never going to be pleasant, doing it over a Zoom call is surely akin to dumping someone by text.

While it’s hard to pinpoint which issues will arise once the metaverse becomes part of our daily lives, we have already witnessed how easily real-world problems and issues have seeped into the virtual one.