There is no doubt extensive tracking data would be just another item in the micromanagement toolkit for many companies. What is interesting is that companies ar

There is no doubt extensive tracking data would be just another item in the micromanagement toolkit for many companies. What is interesting is that companies are succeeding without that kind of analytical data on programmers and IT staff, so you can imagine that having that data would only increase incidents that make people want to quit and do nothing to help with management or productivity. > Of course, it's also the employee's fault for getting into such an environment in the first place, but sometimes you just need the job. That someone ends up in a shitty workplace isn't their fault. You can fault someone for actively making their workplace worse, but sometimes you end up in a bad place, either out of necessity or just plain bad luck. This kind of attitude towards workers in the workplace only hurts people's ability to find meaningful work and places to work.