Internet Snooping Programs
In today's work environment, online activity is what personal phone calls were 20 years ago: a fact of life. Everyone indulges a little bit, and companies act like they're horrified (even though managers do the same thing). Internet snooping programs that track an employee's every keystroke and visit to eBay send the message: "We managers can't manage your results, so we'll manage your activities instead." If a great employee spends 20 minutes a day recharging his batteries browsing blogs, good for him or her. Maybe that's what makes that employee a star.
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