You’re Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You
Employers use software to take screenshots of workers’ computers and measure their productivity
Chris Heuwetter, the owner of his social media company 98 Buck Social, is forcing all employees who are working from home to be monitored while working. This may not sound terrible or is it? The company knows what you are searching on the web and what programs you are using. They have the ability to track your productivity by taking screenshots of your screen. at any time. He believes by having this software it will boost productivity and indicate which individuals will need counselling. This reminds of - Beatings will continue until morale improves.
The approach to make sure his employees are working is by micromanaging through a software. This indicates a trust issue with the employees they hired. A leader of a company should not micromanage to this level. A concern in the article was that the employees now know they are being monitored and that could be added stress. Another complaint used in this article is that the company's software is a form of spyware. He is aware that his employees are not comfortable with this and that this would be installed not only on their work computers but also their personal.
What would you do, as a manager or company owner, to make sure your employees are working and being productive?
Why do you think he chose this route?
Chris Heuwetter loves that he can monitor his employees so much that this may become the norm. If you think this will not eventually come around to everyone else, think again. This technology is gaining traction. According to this article a company with 300 employees in Nebraska is using this software as surveillance on their work.
“I’m in love with it,” Mr. Heuwetter says of the tool. “I’m never going back.”
Very interesting post! I feel that this would be an invasion of privacy, but I do understand the reason as to why the owner made this move. Productivity has probably gone down since there is nobody directly monitoring their workers in their offices. Overall, I would not recommend this strategy.
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