Comments on: What if your boss tracked your every move? https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html Everything to make HR better Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jane Atkinson https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html#comment-54994 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:00:09 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2726#comment-54994 They do this sort of thing where I live (New Zealand). Only it’s not done by businesses but by the Department of Corrections. Some of their clients wear these instead of going to prison.

That would strongly colour my perceptions if I were asked to wear one.

]]> By: Miss M https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html#comment-54956 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:57:25 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2726#comment-54956 This is known as the Hawthorne Effect -http://psychology.about.com/od/hindex/g/def_hawthorn.htm –

When people know they are being studied, productivity increases, regardless of what kind of changes actually take place.

]]> By: Elizabeth West https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html#comment-54913 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:44:20 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2726#comment-54913 I don’t think I could handle this. I’m like that one particular cat video–my first reaction is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.
Just leave me alone and I’ll get my work done. 🙂

]]> By: Miss Sharen https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html#comment-54907 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:40:09 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2726#comment-54907 Depends on the job. Call centers track every movement an employee makes, as well as all the time they are not signed on to take calls. The position is all about production with regard to the employee’s evaluations, raises and annual bonus. That makes perfect sense to me because it is a task oriented position and is typically paid by the hour. Even some exempt positions lend themselves to tracking (number of cold calls placed, number of sales appointments scheduled, sales pending, sales closing, etc.). That being said, most people don’t like being “tracked”, but it does at least show who is producing and who is not. High performers get increases & a bonus, and those who don’t make the grade have to shape up or ship out. The problem for me is more with the manager who can only manage in this type of scenario; when they get moved to managing employees who are not doing task oriented work those types of managers often have a hard time understanding that it is not all about “the busy work”.

]]> By: Charlotte https://www.evilhrlady.org/2013/03/what-if-your-boss-tracked-your-every-move.html#comment-54906 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:35:28 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2726#comment-54906 Really enjoying the data kick as of late.

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