We can't dispute the fact that the advent of technology has played a great role in improving activities in the workplace. With the networking of the different PCs in companies, it has become easy to send a broadcast message to all staff at a time, and coupled with other sophisticated technology, coordinating and controlling multiple workers has become easier which has resulted in a high level of productivity and an increase in the staff to management relationships.
But then, the issue of workers' privacy and management compliance with work ethics has been of serious concern, and to a very large extent, it always appears as though most management has always used technology to the disadvantage of her staff. You find situations where CCTV cameras are mounted in most offices and privacy is denied to its peak. Most PCs used by staff are always under serious surveillance and sometimes, staff's don't even have a single knowledge that they are being monitored, and whenever they get a bit flimsy, their job is threatened.
I understand the importance of monitoring workers to ascertain there level of productivity, and to improve workers attendance and also enhance Cyber security but then, the inability of most management to go about this ethically has been of great concern to me.
What's your view about this?
I couldn't agree more, it's like these companies find ways to fuck things up even when work from home (which I must say is God's blessing on Earth) is already a thing worldwide. Instead of facilitating programs, activities, or perks that would increase the level of enthusiasm and productivity of people in the workplace, they put the funding towards closer monitoring and stricter surveillance systems which I must say, is unnecessary to some degree since people who are unproductive and lazy will find ways to be lazy and procrastinate in the workplace no matter how many cameras you put in, and by then it's much better to let that person go than to invest so much money making them productive yeah?
This is just another way these companies fail to understand why workers feel so demotivated and defeated nowadays, they thought it's pizza parties and sick leave approvements, my brother in christ we just wanted a company that doesn't fuck us in the ass on the daily with all these crazy rules and regulations.