As workplace surveillance grows, experts say it's good to know the ways your employer is watching
College administrators read an adjunct professor's comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after tracking the number and length of her appointments. Scanners on a warehouse conveyor belt monitored the pace of workers to ensure they inspected hundreds of items per hour.
TL;DR
- College administrators monitor adjunct professors' comments on student essays.
- Managers track pharmacists' appointment numbers and durations.
- Warehouse scanners monitor workers' pace on conveyor belts.