Re:Bosses panic-buy spy software to keep tabs on remote workers
by simias on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:39PM
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I think it's reasonable that if you're going to be in front of a computer for ~8hours a day from time to time you're going to do personal stuff on it. This was especially true a few years ago when smartphones and unlimited data plans weren't quite as common.
I mean sure, if it's the PC controlling some industrial machine you're probably not expected to browse Facebook on it. But if you're some temp working the reception you might have some time to kill even if you do your work properly...
There's also the situation where you're traveling and don't want to carry two laptops from instance.
Re:Bosses panic-buy spy software to keep tabs on remote workers
by majkinetor on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:24PM
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You might be required to use company resource for private matters depending on what you do. You can't really choose when some of the private things will happen that need immediate reaction.
However, I must say that's just weird to me, because you're not required to use company resources for private matters.
The bathroom analogy doesn't really hold in my mind, since it's reasonable to expect privacy in any bathroom, but I see where you're going with that.