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Forgive me, but that sounds awful. Does she like this system? Genuinely curious if it works or if it just results in a pushy manager trying to get her numbers u

• __jal 8y ago
  Metric-driven automated employee tracking is everywhere. If you're a software engineer or similar at a tech company, be aware that you have a very cushy, unmonitored job by most comparisons. It isn't "just" Amazon warehouse employees and other low-paid folks. https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/telegraph-workplace-sensors#.akZ8dQxp6V https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/telegraph-workplace-sen...
  • politician 8y ago
    Manna is a short story about the future of metric-driven employment culture. http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
    • visarga 8y ago
      That's a great piece of sci-fi.
  • burger_moon 8y ago
    One thing that most people don't realize at big tech companies is how much your time actually is monitored. The amount of tickets you close out, the amount of code reviews you publish, how many code reviews of other employees you're doing. There's a lot of metrics that are not openly discussed but are being tracked and watched to make sure you're performing at the same level as your peers.
• karambahh 8y ago
  About 15 years ago, as a contractor, I did a field trip with the whole executive committee of a retail company, visiting several stores. We entered/exited the store several times to check out the general store appearance. After about ten exits/entrances, the clerks approached me to ask me to stop doing so as I was wrecking their purchase/visitor ratio. If you pay attention in a mall, you'll see employees crounching to avoid triggering the sensors (they're usually at 1.5m height)