I guess nobody is surprised that the control systems exist and is used today. Some people have a need to know where people are, what they are doing, what there habits are and so on. Facebook is just one example of another tool for finding this information easily. The question is, are we really feeling better getting this control?
I think that, particularly in work relations you have to keep it professional and don’t control what other colleagues of yours are doing, both as an employee or an employer.
Maybe if your company gets bad results during a long time even do there’s a good market for the products that you make, then it might me time to check what your staff is doing at their work. Isn’t it better to just have a meeting with them and tell them how the company is doing at the moment? Instead of snooping around. I think that if you are in charge, you have to be open to your staff to feel mutual trust and respekt for one another. Then you might not have to control your employees because you work as a team.
I think that you point out a very important aspect. I think that the work will be affected in a wrong way if you are watched. To get the work done I an satisfying way I think it’s important to treat each other with respect from both ways just as you said.
SvaraRaderaWhat worries me isn't primarily being watched, but rather who is watching and for what reason. The employers/managers keen on monitoring staff act on the unproven hypothesis that work hours lost is directly translatable into productivity lost, or by monitoring and indirectly regulating against differing opinions you can improve loyalty or company moral, as if everybody thinking the same thing would be an indication of loyalty and commitment. In my opinion, allowing for differing opinions whilst being very clear about where you want to go is the best way to cultivate a creative and productive work environment.
SvaraRaderaA good manager can stand not being everybody's best friend and knows the difference between hearing, seeing and noticing the members of his/her staff as opposed to monitoring and logging them
I think you have a good point in your text. If you as an employee are monitored does not make you feel more like a part of the company. If the bosses instead talks to the employees and show them the companies result. they might also have a meeting and discuss different ideas to improve the company. I believe that would make the staff to preform better.
SvaraRaderaI totally agree with you when you say you do not need to snoop colleagues, both as an employee or an employer. The key words 'mutual trust' and 'respect' may help people moderate the use of surveillance in the work office and safeguard the privacy of everyone.
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