SnagburzFollowing a #podcast, to which I listened to yesterday, about using spyware to measure how much of the time an employee actually works.
I recalled another from Jason Feifer's podcast Build for Tomorrow:
https://www.jasonfeifer.com/episode/you-are-not-addicted-to-technology/
So, does that #surveillance really gives an employee the motivation to improve him- or herself? Or maybe surf social media and play games?
And here's something from the #bbc about worker surveillance doing more harm than good:
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230127-how-worker-surveillance-is-backfiring-on-employers
You Are Not “Addicted” To Technology | Jason Feifer
Are smartphones and social media addictive? Tech critics say yes. But actual addiction researchers say something else — and they point to ways in which our broad use of the word “addiction” can cause real harm. In this episode, we look at the history of supposedly “addictive” technologies, understand the surprisingly odd science behind today’s […]
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