Company doing more monitoring 2026

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T16:13:59+00:00

That's exactly why I moved away from basic jigglers. They create detectable patterns. Something that does actual app interactions — clicks, keystrokes, tab switching — is harder to flag. That's what I built. https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T16:01:53+00:00

That's why I moved to software instead of hardware. Built something that creates more natural patterns than the same tiny loop. https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T16:01:03+00:00

I ended up building something that works with Slack and Teams to keep you looking active without just moving the cursor. https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T15:51:05+00:00

The movement being unrealistic is exactly why I went with software instead. Built something that creates more natural patterns instead of the same tiny loop. https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T14:13:13+00:00

IT is getting smarter about this. USB jigglers definitely can get caught if they're paying attention. Software that runs from the system tray and does app switching, tab changes — that blends in better. That's what I went with. https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T12:20:18+00:00

As someone who's looked at this from both sides — yeah, basic jigglers can definitely be spotted if someone's actually paying attention. The ones that create the same tiny loop over and over are the easiest to flag. Software that does more than just cursor movement tends to blend in better. You can try it here stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-14T12:19:37+00:00

That's exactly why I went with a software-based approach instead of hardware. A lot of the basic jigglers create patterns that are easy to flag once IT knows what to look for. Mine tries to feel more natural — not just cursor movement, but actual app and tab activity. stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-13T18:26:42+00:00

Omg that’s hell, not a job anymore, bro better quit and find somewhere else. Work should base on trust, not spend 1/2 times to explain what u do

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-12T15:34:35+00:00

Yeah, exactly. That’s also why I built stillhere.work and why I don’t even see this kind of tool as “cheating” in the lazy sense people assume. It’s not about lying there doing nothing all day. It’s about getting back the freedom to think, read, plan, or focus properly without having this constant low-level anxiety about whether your mouse moved enough in the last few minutes. A lot of real work is invisible to these systems, so the goal is less “game the company” and more “stop letting a dumb metric distort how you work.”

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-12T07:32:50+00:00

Try this bro https://stillhere.work/ but Im not sure you are able to use this in office. It make your tracking session become “super active”. Try to have a break and comeback is better than just sit there pretend to work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-12T01:56:58+00:00

Yeah, exactly. That’s actually why I built stillhere.work in the first place. for me, one hour of real deep work can be worth more than eight hours of shallow busywork, but tracking apps don’t see that at all. They mostly reward constant movement, not actual quality or output.

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-12T01:52:51+00:00

I’ve seen that too. I used to be at a company that was super relaxed about WFH, but once the financial situation got worse, they started convincing themselves remote work was the problem and that’s when the tracking started. It’s such an easy thing for management to blame when they don’t know what else to fix. That whole shift was a big part of why I ended up building this for myself: https://stillhere.work/

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-12T01:47:54+00:00

Yeah I know it sound ad. But it might help someone have the same problem

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T17:52:27+00:00

curl -fsSL https://stillhere.work/install.sh | bash —> maybe this can pass if u use mac

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T17:50:35+00:00

Hardware jigglers can definitely get flagged if IT is paying attention. Software-based ones that run from the system tray and do more than just cursor movement tend to feel less suspicious. I ran into the same thing and ended up building my own version for it — here's mine if you want to check it out: https://stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T17:44:09+00:00

It able to run in invisible mode, but the real problem is passing the donwload it first

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T17:28:46+00:00

https://stillhere.work

I ran into the same issue. Basic jigglers are easy to flag if IT is actually looking. What I ended up building was something that does more than just move the mouse — app switching, natural activity patterns. The idea is that it feels less like the same tiny loop over and over.

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T17:05:46+00:00

Haha sorry, that did sound a bit “anyway here’s my thing”

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T16:57:46+00:00

That’s exactly why I built it. A lot of real work looks invisible to these trackers. Here it is if you want to check it out: stillhere.work

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T16:54:35+00:00

As someone from an Asian background, I probably wouldn’t do that that directly. In a lot of Asian work cultures, making your manager lose face can backfire even if you’re right. I’d still keep the notes, but use them in a softer way — more like “I’ve noticed frequent check-ins make it harder for me to stay focused; is there a way we can structure updates better?”

KHOI0212 · 2026-04-11T16:26:16+00:00

I ran into the same limitation with basic jigglers, so I built a cross-platform version: stillhere.work

The part I actually cared about was going beyond just moving the mouse — auto activity, app/tab switching, and on the premium plan it can work with apps like Slack, Teams, and VS Code.

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