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On the glass half full side: As the police have found, being monitored can actually help in the event of false accusations of misconduct. Furthermore, if you
by perl4ever 5y ago
On the glass half full side:
As the police have found, being monitored can actually help in the event of false accusations of misconduct.
Furthermore, if you are monitored and nobody has a problem with your performance, now you have evidence (even if you don't have it, it's discoverable) should they try to change the rules or the enforcement of them.
I really can't count the number of times my manager thinks something is wrong and I have to patiently dig up emails to prove it's not. Furthermore, as long as people don't really hate you for some reason, every time you successfully defend yourself against a false accusation should be some banked goodwill.
I've heard stories about how in olden days subordinates would have to take notes longhand to protect themselves from the bosses rewriting history. Sounds like a lot of work.
- gausswho 5y agoDo you recommend software for the purpose of self-monitoring for this purpose? It doesn't phone home to employer but rather to your own personal surveillance record?
- perl4ever 5y agoThat doesn't sound worthwhile to me, because of the official records which would carry more weight anyway. People used to take notes to prove their boss wrong when he said "I never said that!" because they weren't under surveillance.
- gausswho 5y agoTake your example of the ineffectiveness of the note taking defense in support of a dispute. What would it take to overcome that and still retain control of the recording hosting/mechanism? What features would be necessary so that self-recorded records rise to equal authority with corporate records? Will they ever? What about recorded through a 'notary' service offered by a tech giant that you already resign any sense of privacy with? A hopeful example of the value of self-recording: Car dashcams are relevant for insurance claims. Or are they?