Are You Being Tracked? How Companies Are Monitoring Productivity

With the rise of remote and hybrid jobs, a growing number of companies are monitoring nearly every move made by their employees on devices they provide. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY.

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[belove]

We are not robots, but they work and treat us as think that if you're doing your work and doing it well and getting your things done then it shouldn't matter...leave ppl alone your lossing good ppl over control..

[Lobos]

America: Land of the free.
Also America: No worker rights.

[Val-pech]

Companies aren’t even worried about the employees anymore but numbers and wanting to have more money and bragging rights that “our company did great this quarter”

[craftmom]

I wouldn't work for a company that felt it was okay to spy on me if you don't trust me to do the job then I shouldn't be doing the job

[yodaheabebe]

As long as the employee consented, no problem. Also people can't expect to just get paid doing whatever and poor productivity.

[handymannie]

Not shocked. I assumed it was happening already. Facebook just laid off people based on an algorithm. Just how the future is going unfortunately.

[jennywinter]

You are an adult do the right thing and call it a day

[Ba-Lak-Ee]

My work phone stays at work. In my job we are scheduled a certain amount of tasks to be completed per day. We're getting pushed more and more for every metric of our day to be tracked. one of our managers keeps a spreadsheet of all the data. Being on the computer or phone is a fraction of my day. It seems like an invasion of privacy at this point. As long as the task is completed in the time set were good. We all have lives we aren't robots.

[theprecipiceofreason]

Little experiment. Do something you know you are god at. Now, do it in front of an audience. It's a whole other context and one that isn't good. You gonna tell me that when you are getting ready for your day or doing any single chore ever, having someone judging while you do it is helpful?

[JonathonCardwell]

Do they monitor employees for identity theft or if employees are vetted. To see if they have ties to foreign countries phone smuggling working in someone eises name tax fraud etc...i have now fot tax problem s for the second time or third possibly because of people of certain companies working iny name or social security number.

[PepeCoinMania]

I hope you will never work any company would use this crap

[mdkeramatsarder-gi]

ঘন্টা ভিত্তিক নিয়োযিত যবে কি ভাব মনিটর করা হয় ?

[hansyoyo]

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[JonathonCardwell]

With bank account s or addresses in my nane.

[chrisluce]

It’s a great idea! People take advantage of working at home!!

[tbone]

How much longer before Dylan Dryer announces she's pregnant? I'm taking all bets now within the next 30 days she'll announce it.

[ThatOneZeus]

People in this comment section are losers who have never managed a business, yall so naive acting like some people will take advantage of their employer not monitoring them to be lazy

[ChrisBrack-fbye]

Yes, it's true during work from home, companies used to track employee activities. Our company also implemented an employee monitoring software like CleverControl that tracked employee activity, enabling us to identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions. The software resulted in an increase in employee productivity, and improved communication. The company also used the data to optimize remote work policies and training programs, resulting in a better work-life balance for employees. The software was an effective tool for monitoring employee productivity while respecting their privacy and ensuring a positive work culture.