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Are you prepared to wear a bracelet when you work?

JoeAltmaier 9y ago
Millions of people wear a fitbit. I used to wear a watch (to regulate my work day). How many office workers wear a badge? Most of them. Not a problem
- Santosh83 9y ago
  A badge is not a monitoring device and a watch is not forced one you. You wear it voluntarily. Its not that monitoring employees is wrong, but there's a way to go about it. You can't force spy devices on a person's body or close to them constantly and win the approval/loyalty of your workers. Why not install CCTV in the loo while you're at it? Staying inordinately long in there is also a form of slacking. How about microphone to monitor the conversation between workers?
  - JoeAltmaier 9y ago
    Just wrong. Badges are not voluntary at any corporate office I've ever seen or worked at.
- usdghkasdghk 9y ago
  Do the employers of these millions of people have access to the fitbit data? And use it to decide on keeping them employed?
  - yorwba 9y ago
    For athletes, I think that's likely. There all kinds of quantitative optimization of training regimes going on, and if someone can't adapt as desired it's likely that their career will be cut short.
    - Clubber 9y ago
      Yes, but the incentives are different. I would be more willing to wear one if: 1. The organization really has my best interests in mind. 2. The organization paid me millions of dollars to work for them. With Amazon, I suspect #1 isn't the case and we all know #2 isn't.
      - yorwba 9y ago
        Most athletes aren't playing in the big leagues and aren't paid millions of dollars. Frequently they are pushed to perform past their limits or shortly after an injury, so their best interests aren't always considered. Pretty much the most significant difference to Amazon employees would be that they got into the job because they enjoyed it.
- 2323232123 9y ago
  Can you show us a repository that contains your output?
wiz21c 9y ago
Yeah, one that strangles my wrist when it decides I slack too much or if I go the the WC too often...
- Clubber 9y ago
  Electric shock would be more effective.

Millions of people wear a fitbit. I used to wear a watch (to regulate my work day). How many office workers wear a badge? Most of them. Not a problem

Santosh83 9y ago
A badge is not a monitoring device and a watch is not forced one you. You wear it voluntarily. Its not that monitoring employees is wrong, but there's a way to go about it. You can't force spy devices on a person's body or close to them constantly and win the approval/loyalty of your workers. Why not install CCTV in the loo while you're at it? Staying inordinately long in there is also a form of slacking. How about microphone to monitor the conversation between workers?
- JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  Just wrong. Badges are not voluntary at any corporate office I've ever seen or worked at.
usdghkasdghk 9y ago
Do the employers of these millions of people have access to the fitbit data? And use it to decide on keeping them employed?
- yorwba 9y ago
  For athletes, I think that's likely. There all kinds of quantitative optimization of training regimes going on, and if someone can't adapt as desired it's likely that their career will be cut short.
  - Clubber 9y ago
    Yes, but the incentives are different. I would be more willing to wear one if: 1. The organization really has my best interests in mind. 2. The organization paid me millions of dollars to work for them. With Amazon, I suspect #1 isn't the case and we all know #2 isn't.
    - yorwba 9y ago
      Most athletes aren't playing in the big leagues and aren't paid millions of dollars. Frequently they are pushed to perform past their limits or shortly after an injury, so their best interests aren't always considered. Pretty much the most significant difference to Amazon employees would be that they got into the job because they enjoyed it.
2323232123 9y ago
Can you show us a repository that contains your output?

wiz21c 9y ago

Yeah, one that strangles my wrist when it decides I slack too much or if I go the the WC too often...

Clubber 9y ago
Electric shock would be more effective.