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[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My work is now tracking mouse and keyboard inputs for productivity.

Oof, wtf? I love when these managers turn to IT to "solve" productivity "issues." As if mouse/keyboard tracking can't be faked/fudged. Like does mouse/keyboard movement really prove productivity? I can sit on Tildes or reddit all day and that would see my keyboard/mouse look busy.

Or even if someone is working in like Excel or Word, doesn't mean the work is productive, if it's not being done well or right at all. But again, it'd "look" productive via tracking.

Technology does not fix management issues.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I don't personally get it. We're on a salary too, so if we're getting our work done, that should be it.

They essentially have no idea how much work we can actually do, so they're trying to force the efficiency out of us. But I think it causes people to drag their projects out because they just get more work the faster they go. They're also tracking to see how long we spend on various pages/screens. So I don't think anyone can fudge their productivity at this point even if they wanted to.

There's no incentives to work harder as our raises dont really make up for inflation(even though we know they could! We all get to see the quarterly profits, and they're bringing in millions more each year). so it's this weird cycle of distrust and annoyance between the employees and our employer.

In my personal opinion, I think the logical solution would be to have a normal conversation with an employee who isn't working as efficiently and see how the employer and employee can work together to improve things.

I know the guys at the top could retire tomorrow and never work another day in their life. I don't understand why they don't. Life is too short to waste away at an office