NOPE. Quitting the second someone asks me to wear one. End of story.
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sure they really believe in what they're doing.
If they really believed, Humanyze's own employees would be using it. I saw no such mention in the article.
I would be amazed to learn they aren't using it, if only for dogfood. But you're right that it's odd not to see it mentioned.
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#43You're on company time, why not just have a huge physical neck collar, with a chain, to ensure your paid time is spent productively at your desk. 9-5 you're a company resource after all
How about a small drone, with a camera, that follows you around at all times? That would be perfect.
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#44Engineers who help create stuff like this are assholes. How could you see this being used for good in any way?
Engineers who help create stuff like this are assholes. Asshole is s pretty strong word. There's a somewhat different explanation; it posits that engineers are ignorant rather than evil. Cory Doctorow said it better than I ever could: Engineers are all basically high-functioning autistics who have no idea how normal people do stuff. I got a lot of flack last time I posted that quip; I'll grant that it isn't strictly…
Fortunately, the way normal people do stuff is possible to analyze.
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#45I remember the PARC smart badge system, had a similar sort of push back. Sure there were "good" things like quick attendance count at meetings and an easy to use "where is Bob?" sort of service, but on balance it was a net negative on the employee.
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#46I remember the PARC smart badge system, had a similar sort of push back. Sure there were "good" things like quick attendance count at meetings and an easy to use "where is Bob?" sort of service, but on balance it was a net negative on the employee.
I've never been at a single company that took attendance at meetings. If you have to take attendance at a meeting, it is probably a worthless meeting.
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#47I remember the PARC smart badge system, had a similar sort of push back. Sure there were "good" things like quick attendance count at meetings and an easy to use "where is Bob?" sort of service, but on balance it was a net negative on the employee.
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#48Your efficiency has dropped 10%, so we're cutting your wage.
As measured by time spent at the desk?
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#50I remember the PARC smart badge system, had a similar sort of push back. Sure there were "good" things like quick attendance count at meetings and an easy to use "where is Bob?" sort of service, but on balance it was a net negative on the employee.
I've never been at a single company that took attendance at meetings. If you have to take attendance at a meeting, it is probably a worthless meeting.
I think it's part of ISO 9000 recommendations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9000