The move to remote work was a boon for many, however now reports are indicating it might be a bane for some, as management may be snooping. Companies like Time Doctor are building themselves as industry leaders in tracking and reporting on employees who aren’t working hard enough. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00The move to remote work was a boon for many, however now reports are indicating it might be a
00:04bane for some, as management may be snooping. Insider reports that one Australian woman who
00:10worked remotely found herself out of a job after a keystroke tracker her manager was using found
00:15she wasn't typing enough. They wanted 500 keystrokes an hour, she only averaged less than 100. A boss
00:20named Michael Patron also alleged to have fired two people, writing on X that he discovered they
00:25were using software that manufactures mouse activity. And those aren't isolated incidents,
00:29as there is now an entire industry growing out of tracking employee work remotely. One of the
00:35companies involved is called Time Doctor, which calls themselves a workday analytics company.
00:39The company's content marketing manager told Insider they provide progress reports to help
00:44firms evaluate employee productivity levels, however their software is also an employee
00:49monitoring tool, which includes keystroke logging, provides screenshots and internet usage tracking.
00:54Something they refer to on their site as a multifunctional employee monitoring application.
00:59A resume builder survey from earlier this year found that some 96 percent of companies with
01:04remote or hybrid work arrangements are using software to monitor their employees.