What the actual fuck.
Why are you even considering such a position?
Ask HN: Would you mind being monitored at work?
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#12I would never work for a company that requires me to install spyware to take screenshots of my computer screen. It's Orwellian and any organizations that require it should be shamed and boycotted. On a personal note, there are plenty of companies that don't do this, so I'm sure you can find a position that doesn't require it.
Most companies (Big companies) do that. You even not aware of it. They have pre installed softwares for this kind of shit. Monitoring your traffic and taking screenshot is common.
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#13Yes, I would mind. A lot. You aren't hypersensitive. Run and don't even think about it twice.
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#14Such a job (unless your situation is dire) is not recommended. I know of one such company, won't name it here, but such companies I think are one big scam. They will put a camera in front of you and record every moment. Cut salary if you are away for even a few minutes! Google is your friend and as expected such companies will insert a few moles to write good reviews about them as well!!!
There are way too many good remote companies who will treat you good and pay you great. Getting into them is hard as remote jobs are competed for by a larger pool of candidates.
If you are planning to switch into remote, please do a deep dive (unsolicited advice) :-) and then decide. Good luck!
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#15Absolutely not. In fact, I would make it my life's mission to name and shame that company into the ground.
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#16I don't care if anyone at work sees what I'm doing at any given moment as I use my work laptop for work, barely even read HN or reddit. Even with that if it was required that my laptop had monitoring sw as mentioned, I would immediately work elsewhere. I'm a professional and won't work were I'm not treated as such. It's also a sign of bad management and leadership that will get worse rather than better.
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#17No, absolutely not. Trust goes both ways, and if a company cannot trust me to use my time appropriately, then I cannot trust them to provide an adequate environment for me to perform my job. This is doubly-important for remote work, as you're relying on the company to adapt to its employees and the environment they work in.
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#18As a developer you are already monitored, every line of code you write or change or delete is tracked. So it is already possible to see how much you get done. No, you are not hypersensitive. I don't wanna know how much else is wrong with a company like that.
Not disagreeing with you but I might add, pauses are also a part of the process. We (developers) aren't typists.
Yes, pauses and breaks can increase productivity so this company's intrusive monitoring is probably doing the opposite of what it intends. As long as the break isn't from an external interrupt.
Note: Self-monitoring that's not shared with employer is a different story.
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#19I don't care if anyone at work sees what I'm doing at any given moment as I use my work laptop for work, barely even read HN or reddit. Even with that if it was required that my laptop had monitoring sw as mentioned, I would immediately work elsewhere. I'm a professional and won't work were I'm not treated as such. It's also a sign of bad management and leadership that will get worse rather than better.
“It’s also a sign”
This. It is never the case that this one terrible idea was the sole outlier from an otherwise brilliant and empathetic leadership team.
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#20Hello OP. I would like to point out that the otherwise diverse and critical community of HN did something unprecedented and never before witnessed - everyone agrees.