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Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by omniscient_oce on Saturday March 13, 2021 @06:41PM (#26451267)
Sometimes it gets thrown out of proportion but I speak Japanese and talk with guys and gals there who are currently freelance with previous experience in a company. Japan work situation is just that weird. I wouldn't be surprised if most people who WFH would end up having their PC being monitored. The ironic thing is a lot of people just look busy without doing that much work because they have to stay until the boss leaves meaning they're there for hours. Of my main friends 100% of them have had experience regularly having to stay to 8pm
Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by gfxgirl on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:07PM (#26451439)
A friend of mine said her PC is monitored. If she doesn't touch the keyboard within 5 minutes the screen changes color and she's (apparently) reported as not working. She claims she currently doesn't have any actual work to do so she reads a book and presses some keys every few minutes.
Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by bluepizza on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:44PM (#26451660)
Yeah, that happens in a lot of places. Stefanini develops PC monitoring software - I interned for them while doing university in the USA. But they don't have a presence in Japan.