Monitoring Individual Employees Isn’t the Way to Boost Productivity

Ever since workers moved from offices to work-from-home setups, companies have worried about how they’re spending their time. Many have bought invasive “productivity monitoring” software to keep tabs on people — logging...

Since the Pandemic moved workers to home offices and away from their bosses, companies have wondered if they really work as much as they are supposed to. This anxiety has persisted despite the surge in productivity. New digital tools allow companies to apply a level of oversight that even the most hovering of managers couldn't. These tools, marketed as "productivity" measurement applications, identify employees by name and, track how they spend their time, even logging when they step away from their desks for bathroom-breaks.

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