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When I read this I thought that some clever engineer is going to start an external web app to rotate badges around to volunteers who can scan them intermittentl

by xrd 3y ago

When I read this I thought that some clever engineer is going to start an external web app to rotate badges around to volunteers who can scan them intermittently to make it look like they are in the office. Then I realized that Google is all in with AI and probably has cameras everywhere on campus. All that investment will pay off and permit Google to really see who came in and who handed their badge to a mule. I expect that there will be incredible breakthroughs in disguises that, in the end, will allow employees to fake their own commute. It'll be an epic battle and perhaps there will be a Marvel movie made out of those superheroes and villains.

emodendroket 3y ago
I mean, even without all the fancy AI detection doing something like that is obviously grounds for termination.
GuB-42 3y ago
They don't need fancy AI and all that. At some point someone will realize that there is a discrepancy between who badged and who is actually there, that 3 people badged and only one crossed the door, or maybe an employee will be caught red handed by a security guard. It will be treated as a serious security incident. Slacking off may be tolerable if the slackers otherwise bring value to the company, handing out one's badge, potentially letting unauthorized people in is something else. It will result in people getting fired on the spot, maybe even lawsuits. Engineers doing that would be anything but clever. And the "epic battle" will most likely be hopelessly one-sided and the movie will be about a bunch of people struggling to find a new job. If you don't want to commute, just stay at home, make up all the excuses you want, but don't play shenanigans with badges. If you bring enough value for the company despite "slacking off", you will get a pass, but if you mess with security, you won't.
medler 3y ago
No one is going to risk getting fired to make it look like their colleague was in the office.
- xrd 3y ago
  I was joking with my statements. But, maybe Google has entered another realm where the tension between employer and employees is going to shift permanently. And then, who knows? It's a company of hackers, or at least it was long ago.

by xrd 3y ago

emodendroket 3y ago

I mean, even without all the fancy AI detection doing something like that is obviously grounds for termination.

GuB-42 3y ago

They don't need fancy AI and all that. At some point someone will realize that there is a discrepancy between who badged and who is actually there, that 3 people badged and only one crossed the door, or maybe an employee will be caught red handed by a security guard. It will be treated as a serious security incident. Slacking off may be tolerable if the slackers otherwise bring value to the company, handing out one's badge, potentially letting unauthorized people in is something else. It will result in people getting fired on the spot, maybe even lawsuits. Engineers doing that would be anything but clever. And the "epic battle" will most likely be hopelessly one-sided and the movie will be about a bunch of people struggling to find a new job. If you don't want to commute, just stay at home, make up all the excuses you want, but don't play shenanigans with badges. If you bring enough value for the company despite "slacking off", you will get a pass, but if you mess with security, you won't.

medler 3y ago

No one is going to risk getting fired to make it look like their colleague was in the office.

xrd 3y ago
I was joking with my statements. But, maybe Google has entered another realm where the tension between employer and employees is going to shift permanently. And then, who knows? It's a company of hackers, or at least it was long ago.