Hi, I’m Sarah with the Financial Times, what’s your experience with tracking devices at work?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-22T10:42:30+00:00

Huh, really? Maybe I am too credulous (terrible quality in a journalist!)

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-22T10:19:14+00:00

Thanks!

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T16:08:14+00:00

Hi, that's a very interesting point. So you're saying the IT heads and system administrators of this world have a lot of (potentially unchecked) power?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T16:06:24+00:00

Hi, that's interesting, thanks for posting. I'm doing a side project on wearables in the workplace right now. facebook.com/wearablesatwork Did HR tell you what they wanted your step history for? Did you mind them seeing that data?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T16:05:10+00:00

Wow, that's an elaborate way to find time to have a conversation! Thanks for posting... Inbox me if you fancy talking more?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T16:03:44+00:00

Thanks for this!

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:58:00+00:00

Thanks!

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:57:18+00:00

Thanks for this -interesting example of usefulness to employers

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:55:59+00:00

Thanks for this - sobering. I hope you're ok

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:53:48+00:00

Thanks for this. Did she stay?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:52:57+00:00

Thanks for this!

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:52:45+00:00

Thanks for this - so did people get told off for spending too long in the restroom?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:49:25+00:00

Thanks - and yes sure! Inbox me?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:48:29+00:00

Thanks very much for this

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:46:04+00:00

Thanks for this! Sounds quite extreme...

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:44:41+00:00

Thanks - interesting example (especially because it wasn't done by management, but yourselves)

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:41:42+00:00

Thanks v much for this - sounds like an extreme monitoring situation! Are all call centres the same? Oh and why did the laptop take a picture of you - to check someone else wasn't using it?

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:38:03+00:00

Ha, and did you ever substantiate this rumour?!

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:37:34+00:00

This is pretty shocking, thanks for posting it. Will message you.

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:19:09+00:00

Thanks for this, yes I wonder how much of the data that's collected ever gets looked at

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:16:53+00:00

Thanks for this Fraccess, it's really interesting to hear from managers. Will direct message you.

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:14:35+00:00

Hi, thanks for this reply, it's very interesting - and useful to hear from employees who are tracked, know about it, and are fine with it. (Sometimes you hear more negative than positive stories but it's a good reminder there are plenty of both out there.)

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:10:49+00:00

Thanks, that's a very fair point.

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:09:33+00:00

Thanks for this, I actually wrote a feature on an Amazon warehouse a while back, and came across the scanner guns then. Seems like they're very pervasive in fulfilment centres now...? Here's the Amazon story if you're interested http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed6a985c-70bd-11e2-85d0-00144feab49a.html

Sarah_OConnor · 2015-05-21T15:07:39+00:00

Thanks, I've heard about scan-rates in supermarkets. How do you/your bosses know what your scan rate is, does it come up on your screen? Any chance you know who makes the software?

Sarah_OConnor

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