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So, this company I have an offer from seems great culture wise. I asked some members for red flags and they said its a software they use that tracks them for 8 hours and takes screenshots every 10 minutes. I have no experience working in companies with this implementation earlier. Can anyone shed some light on whether this may be a deal breaker or not? Heard mix responses from current employees that it’s hard to clock 40-42 hours a week and takes away our personal freedom. What are the thoughts?

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I heard many of the Companies offering WFH/Remote/Hybrid have been using time and employee activity tracking software since Covid.

A few of them take screenshots on a periodic basis, monitor clicks per hour, option to view any employee's screen on live basis , tracking and reporting time spent on non-work websites.

Please do name the Company for awareness.

Does your office have any employee monitoring trackers ?

Chartered accountant 

They are watching!

Consultant

Why can't we trust people to do their thing without turning the workplace into big boss. I signed up for a job, not a 24/7 surveillane

I get it, productivity matters, but so does sanity. I'd rather have the freedom to get my work done without feeling like I'm being spied on. As long as I get work done on time. Does it matter how much hours I put in?

Everytime I login I feel like I am being watched. 
This is making me go insane.

Seriously, Can we get rid of the Employee Tracking Nonsense?

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Booked flights, gave my official number for booking
However, Received booking confirmation on WhatsApp on the personal number (only close family and friends have it)?!

How are they accessing that?
And why?!

How is MMT accessing all my contact details?

If my office building has mobile signal repeaters, can they see my mobile internet traffic?

Monitoring mobile internet

Many opposition leaders posted today on Twitter saying they got this alert message from Apple warning that the government might be tracking their device. This is absolutely shocking if true! 😳😳

Government getting ready for next year elections? Is this the largest democracy we boast about?

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So, I joined this company located in Delhi last year from Bangalore as a permanent WFH employee. Initial 6 months were fine, even though I was aware they had pre-installed tracking software called "Teramind" while sending  the laptop! But in the last 3 months the work culture or environment has completely flipped and turned into Toxic.

First they made us install a remote tracking software called "Hubstaff"  which tracks keyboard and mouse activity and time, and takes 4 screenshots every 10 minutes.

Then they made it compulsory 8 hours a day excluding any break like lunch or tea.

This month they tied work hours with Salary and started deducting the entire day's pay even if you are short by like half an hour!  

Almost all employees know they need to leave but are kinda stuck due to the current job market situation.

I'M thinking of quitting without finding another job now, I'm just mentally tired and frustrated with the situation I find myself in. All my emotional energy is spent, I just don't know what to do😞

Toxic Remote Policy

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I don't know if it's a stupid question but a client wants me to install AWS workplace in my device

I want to know if it can be used to monitor or track anything on my device?

Does AWS workplace allow the employer to monitor devices?

Well this is nothing! My company is cracking down via MAC address and IP, tracks it 3 times a day just to check if folks are in office from 11 to 6 😂

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Can I use office laptop to attend other company interviews using teams. I am able to login to teams in office laptop with my personal email id. I am trying to use Capgemini provided laptop.

Can I use office laptop for attending other company interviews?

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Whitney Wolfe Herd predicts the end of mindless, 'getting-to-know-you' chatter.

Bumble founder says your dating 'AI concierge' will soon date hundreds of other people's 'concierges' for you

This is literally a black mirror episode on Netflix

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Background:
I work on DORA metrics, DevOps metrics, which basically monitor the development environment across the organisation!

I am currently working on extracting DORA metrics for a client in US.
The principal software developer on the client side is obsessively pushing for adopting DORA metrics.

Basically below parameters:
- Deployment Frequency
- Lead Time To Change
- MR Frequency
- Change Failure Rate
- Mean Time to Recovery 

Monthly reviews are being pushed for and more reasons for WFH justifications are being worked on.
Engineering managers are obsessive for metrics.
More surveillance, more surveillance, and more surveillance!
This is in-evitable, but this early?
And, they say, these aren't accurate, take this with pinch of salt, but think and justify 😂

So, what's the scene in your organizations, is it being the industry norm nowadays?

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