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Not to be snarky, but this response feels like a very privileged perspective on the notion of consumer choice. Yes, you can "take it off whenever you want", but
by moolcool 4y ago
Not to be snarky, but this response feels like a very privileged perspective on the notion of consumer choice. Yes, you can "take it off whenever you want", but if you are in dire financial straits, and your employer makes you wear it for your entire shift, what are you going to do?
Think of it from the perspective of technology today. I'm a software engineer, and given that we're on HN, you're likely something similar. Most people can't negotiate the terms of their employment as much as we can. We are lucky, in that if we see a job that requires invasive corporate spyware on personal devices, or worse yet, proctoring software, we can simply not apply.
- gruez 4y ago"take it off when you don't want it" obviously refers to after you're stopped working. I thought the comparison to glowing rectangles immediately after would hint at this, considering that you're basically required to stare at glowing rectangles to do most white collar jobs. Yet, nobody is upset or calls this a dystopia, aside from the standard anti-work rhetoric of having to work in the first place.