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If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers?

Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Are you prepared to wear a bracelet when you work?

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Because people aren't robots. That's not how the brain works. People can't concentrate 100% for 8-12 hours a day every day consistently.

>What if your supervisor could identify every time you paused to scratch or fidget, and for how long you took a bathroom break?

I certainly wouldn't want to work under those conditions.

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Because economy exists to sustain and enrich the lives of humans, not the other way around.

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Because, as usual, they're more interested in an emotionally charged image rather than overall effect.

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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post #4

They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Because people aren't robots. That's not how the brain works. People can't concentrate 100% for 8-12 hours a day every day consistently. >What if your supervisor could identify every time you paused to scratch or fidget, and for how long you took a bathroom break? I certainly wouldn't want to work under those conditions.

So the best workers will be people too. No worries; folks won't be judged or measured as robots. Not an issue.

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Because you're monitoring someone constantly.

Imagine if your manager sat behind you breathing on your neck while you coded. He has a pack of tic-tacs so his breath is fine.

He crushes the tic tacs with his teeth everytime he thinks you're not working

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

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They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

Are you prepared to wear a bracelet when you work?

Millions of people wear a fitbit. I used to wear a watch (to regulate my work day). How many office workers wear a badge? Most of them. Not a problem

Re: If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know

#10

They call this dystopian, but I don't get it. Why keep a slacker around when you have limited slots for workers? Why not measure and retain good workers? Somebody please try a little to see beyond the linkbait title of the OP. Knee-jerk anti-the-man comments aren't very helpful in digging into why this is a good or bad idea.

I really hope you're not in a position of management.
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