I have always known that there is some type of surveillance systems at jobs and at your own homes but not that they've pushed it this far the road.
I think that the CEOs have a god opinion in closing web-sites and such stuffs that don't have to do with your own work but the matter of them keeping track of what you write about them is just intolerable.
Everyone can't always get along with their bosses and that's a fact, we are all human beings and we all have our own opinions about people we met and know about.
The thing with the CEOs installing a GPS system so they can found out where you are when you phoned in sick is both good and bad. It's good for them to see that you're an employee that they can trust on, but what if your CEO is a little bit of a stalker and looks up where you are all the time? I shouldn't approve of that.
The better solutions would be that the GPS system only works for that person who is sick, when the person in fact has called in and said that he's sick. Then I could approve of a system like that.
The adult-theme websites should of course be banned, I still can't get it that employees spend their time at work watching porn, that is just disgusting and if I was a CEO I would punish them with a wage reduction.
The best thing that the CEOs can do is to ban all sites that are not "work-sites". But the negative issue is that the employees have always had the privilege to visit almost all sites and a banning procedure can be hard on the employees and they will certainly be negative against that kind of procedure.
But I understand the CEOs because their job is to make their employees work hard and to make them be more effective.
The thing that I think is the most beautiful with these different systems is that the police authorities can keep track on different terrorist all across the world and get hold of them before something really bad happens.
But my opinion about the different CEO systems is that they have right in some issues that I mentioned above but everybody wants their own privacy and people don’t like being tracked on, I think.
The feeling that you can get is that you feel trapped, everything you do is looked upon and you don't feel free for a slight moment of your life.
I think that people all over the world have fought for their freedom, some countries for several hundreds of years ago and some countries fight for it right now. And these type of procedures that people uses makes you lose that freedom that you really need and want.
Tomislav Kovacevic
I cuoldn't agree more with u. Its just ridiculous that they are tracking with GPS sytem. And it's like taking away all freedome that people have. Just think about that what u are doing at home can your boss see. Its a bit scary.
SvaraRaderaBut good written =))
In my opinion a GPS system to check where you are can’t be good. When you called in sick, you can’t come to work and it’s none of the CEO’s business where you are exactly. There can be also other reasons apart from being physical sick why someone can’t work.
SvaraRaderaWhen a CEO really doubts that you have a cogent reason to stay away from your workplace, there are other possibilities to check this apart from GPS, e.g. a rule that the employee have to see a doctor (maybe selected by the CEO) and bring an attestation.
I quite agree that it must be a horrible feeling when you know or only believe that your CEO tracks you. As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn’t work long-term for such a company.
Its a good effort and nice to read your thoughts. I would like to comment here, that is as follows:
SvaraRaderaI think the main thing of that article was surveillance that is being done by the employers in different means and GPS was one of the option.
So, the comments should be general on the main topic not only sticking with GPS.
After reading the blog you writte, i will agree with you that people are human beings and they have their secrets. The employees need the approprate monitoring not everywhere and anytime although they are working for your company. To install the GPS is like what you mentioned is a double-edged sword. The company should consider the proprate place and time to put GPS and think if they really need the GPS when concern more about the employees.
SvaraRadera