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https://hubstaff.com/ https://hubstaff.com/ Just curious what your feelings are about this level of 'tracking'. Do you feel comfortable with it? Is it too ob

https://hubstaff.com/ https://hubstaff.com/ Just curious what your feelings are about this level of 'tracking'. Do you feel comfortable with it? Is it too obtrusive? Would you walk away from a project if this was required of you?

welder 10y ago
Too obtrusive... developers have better project options that don't micromanage them. I wouldn't work on a project requiring this. It seems to be for non-technical remote workers. Programmers should be measured by their product, not their keystrokes and screen activity.
BinarySoloChad 10y ago
I'm using it both as an employee, and as an employer right now. Depending on the manager (or company / "organization" as it's called in Hubstaff) some of the features can be turned on or off. As an employer, I absolutely love it. I've actually turned off all the intrusive features (screenshots, app tracking) and use it mostly just to get very accurate hours to bill our clients. Since my team works almost all on the computer, they use mostly just the desktop apps and it's pretty simple to use it as just a start / stop timer for when you're working. As a consultant / freelancer / whatever term you want these days, it does force me to focus. Because I know there are screenshots, I do tend to do get heads down on a task. Some of us simply walk away from the computer when we need to take a break and let the timer detect if we were idle long enough that it needs to be removed. I tend to stop the timer manually when I need to get up and walk around. (~25 minutes.) I find it also helps me make sure that I can bill enough hours to meet all of my financial goals, since the information is surfaced in the tool. From the employee end, a lot of how comfortable you feel might end up with the manager as well. If they're lording over the data expecting 90 - 100% typing or will let you go at the first screenshot of a personal email, that would make me uncomfortable enough to walk away.

welder 10y ago

Too obtrusive... developers have better project options that don't micromanage them. I wouldn't work on a project requiring this. It seems to be for non-technical remote workers. Programmers should be measured by their product, not their keystrokes and screen activity.

BinarySoloChad 10y ago

I'm using it both as an employee, and as an employer right now. Depending on the manager (or company / "organization" as it's called in Hubstaff) some of the features can be turned on or off. As an employer, I absolutely love it. I've actually turned off all the intrusive features (screenshots, app tracking) and use it mostly just to get very accurate hours to bill our clients. Since my team works almost all on the computer, they use mostly just the desktop apps and it's pretty simple to use it as just a start / stop timer for when you're working. As a consultant / freelancer / whatever term you want these days, it does force me to focus. Because I know there are screenshots, I do tend to do get heads down on a task. Some of us simply walk away from the computer when we need to take a break and let the timer detect if we were idle long enough that it needs to be removed. I tend to stop the timer manually when I need to get up and walk around. (~25 minutes.) I find it also helps me make sure that I can bill enough hours to meet all of my financial goals, since the information is surfaced in the tool. From the employee end, a lot of how comfortable you feel might end up with the manager as well. If they're lording over the data expecting 90 - 100% typing or will let you go at the first screenshot of a personal email, that would make me uncomfortable enough to walk away.