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I would just simply leave the company that trusts me so little that it needs to monitor what I am doing. In another words if company is so worried to squeeze t
by stiray 6y ago
I would just simply leave the company that trusts me so little that it needs to monitor what I am doing.
In another words if company is so worried to squeeze the last drop of money out of employee to actually use such methods there is something wrong with it.
I know one in our country that pays really good but employs such tactics. Developers are leaving on quarterly basis - not due to tactics but due to rotten relationships within company. And they are leaving for less paid positions elsewhere. They have practically lost all their seniors and are forced to pull in greenhorns.
- charlieda 6y agoAnd we should consider ourselves lucky as engineers that we work in an industry where we are so in demand that are able to do that. Workers in other industries (the article talks about a firm that re-sells beauty products) might not be so lucky.
- ImaCake 6y agoEspecially when everyone else got fired at the same time and finds themselves in a game of musical chairs for the few remaining jobs. You don't care if it means oppressive surveillance, at least you can pay your mortage and send your kids to school.
- marakv2 6y agoThis. I'm working as an ESL teacher and upper management made me install cameras in every classroom, then pipe that feed to their home and head office. Couldn't afford to leave, so I had to do it. I've left now though when I finally lined up something better.
- ilaksh 6y agoActually many many thousands of good engineers are being forced to accept monitoring software on sites like UpWork. And no, they don't have a good choice, because the pay and opportunities in many countries just doesn't compete well with those sites.