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Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 day ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The COVID-19 lockdown meant a surge in remote work, and the trend toward remote and hybrid workplaces has persisted long after the pandemic receded. That has changed the nature of workplace management as well. Bosses can't check for butts in seats or look over their employees' shoulders in the office to make sure they're working instead of having a LAN party. So they've turned to software tools to fill the gap.

So-called “bossware” lets managers keep a close eye on employees' activity, tracking everything from knowledge workers’ website visits to the gait and facial expressions of those involved in more physical activities.

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[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 106 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's almost like those bosses don't have any real work to do. Sounds like dead wood and ideal candidates for downsizing to me.

[–] thebeardedpotato@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ironically, my manager was someone who did very little “managing” and mostly did hands on work (I work IT), and he just got laid off.

Meanwhile all the leeches that spout BS metrics that are faulty are all still here. Idiots all around.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 60 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, the many joys of Middle Management. To quote The Hitchhiker's Guide to Earth:

A middle manager’s day typically consists of:

  • Attending meetings they don’t understand about projects they’re not involved in
  • Scheduling meetings for other people who don’t want to attend them
  • Asking for status updates on things that would be finished already if they’d stop asking for status updates
  • Forwarding motivational quotes about “synergy” and “thinking outside the box” while sitting firmly inside a cubicle
  • Explaining to their superiors why things went wrong and to their subordinates why things can’t be fixed
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 30 points 23 hours ago

Man, Douglas Adams was a real one.

[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago

I worked remote tech for about ten years, and rotated through several managers. The incompetent ones were easy to spot because they “led” by squatting on bossware like toads.