Workers once hid behind pot plants and pillars to avoid their boss’ roving eyes. These days, the ever-present ‘green dot’ is making it much harder.
It has always been a cat-and-mouse game. Employers who can never quite find it in themselves to trust their employees to be productive, and workers who come up with increasingly elaborate ruses to give the false impression of industry. The result for many staff is that they have never been so closely monitored at work.
Productivity can be heard in open-plan workplaces simply by listening to the level of noise from phones, the clatter of keyboards, or the sound of plant machinery doing its thing. A quick glance around the place will give you an estimate of the number of bums on seats, and jackets on the backs of chairs. Workers are in their place and all is well with the world.
Online forums are full of tips to keep the green light shining, such as changing the settings on your PC or phone to keep it always on. Leveraging the new social etiquette for their own control needs, managers will upbraid you for being rude not to participate with the full cruet of hair , eyes, nose, lips, teeth and chin. It is a not-too-subtle method to ensure you are not listening to a podcast or reading a blog, during their oh-so-thrilling meeting about team building.
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