Many years ago, in the mid 1970's, the company that I worked for, went through a "fairness" process, where employees were told that they would be paid based on productivity, and that the productivity goals would be set by... the employee him/herself. The process was called "Management by Objective". In fact, it was an exercise by which management could identify and weed out non productive workers. It was a psychological ploy, to lower expenses, under the guise of corporate benevolence.
That was then... This is now....
The Creepy, Intrusive Ways You're Being Spied on at Work | Alternet
Despite my own distrust of upper level management's sensitivity to workers' needs and concerns, this long article about spying in the workplace, blew me away. I was aware of Email monitoring, and advanced vetting of employees, but this opened up a new chapter in Orwellian thought. At least, in the earlier version of surveillance (1984), privacy was still available in darkened hidey places. Now... they don't exist. From electronic surveillance, to the (current) ultimate RFID's... this is an eye opener.
Only a step away from zombies and vampires... What next?
That was then... This is now....
The Creepy, Intrusive Ways You're Being Spied on at Work | Alternet
Despite my own distrust of upper level management's sensitivity to workers' needs and concerns, this long article about spying in the workplace, blew me away. I was aware of Email monitoring, and advanced vetting of employees, but this opened up a new chapter in Orwellian thought. At least, in the earlier version of surveillance (1984), privacy was still available in darkened hidey places. Now... they don't exist. From electronic surveillance, to the (current) ultimate RFID's... this is an eye opener.
Only a step away from zombies and vampires... What next?