I haven't figured out how scary this is...

[Charles Jones]

keith smith wrote:
> So if the employee has all these connections what happens when they 
> need to leave their cube for a bathroom break or lunch... ETC.
>
> Funny thing is employers will find out we are all the same.  We have 
> good days and bad days.  Our productivity is not what they think it is 
> and we feel frustration and are tired. 
>
> I don't think the work force will put up with all this stuff.  This, 
> to a lesser degree is why I do not get an iPhone.  I just do not want 
> to be that connected.
I heard of a company that is currently putting their employees through 
this crap. From what I understand, they are being forced to log 
literally every minute of what they do into a ticketing system. Get a 
phone call? have to log it.  Someone walks by your cube and says "Good 
morning...hey did you see that traffic this morning?", have to log it. 
Not only this, but they are also (and they announced this to the 
employees), actively monitoring the building badge readers and noting 
what time everyone swipes their badges. Forgot your badge that day and 
followed someone in? Better tell your manager or else HR comes asking 
why you aren't in your honeycomb like a good little drone.

Supposedly, this insane time tracking is to help management "see what 
everyone is doing", but with that level of detail, it almost seems like 
they are flogging everyone to encourage folks to leave instead of firing 
them. I guess too much information is better than not enough, but do you 
really need to know that Joe Worker spent 5 minutes replying to emails 
at 9:45?