Viral Post Raises Concerns Over Employee Activity Tracking
A viral post on X says a company's IT team was told to log every task in 15-minute blocks. The writer claims this led to 31% of the department's time being labelled administrative work, and productivity later fell to 29%. The claims come from one employee's post and have not been independently checked.
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Context: Employers have long used time tracking and activity logs, and many companies now use software to measure work. Debates about surveillance at work have grown as remote and hybrid working became common across India's IT sector.
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