Tag: bossware
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Website to increase perceptions of busyness – on a Zoom call?! What?!
I was browsing Reddit and came across this thread: reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/rhnxl9/dont_look_busy_enough_on_zoom_calls_use_this/ Apparently there is a website to make background noises like calendar notifications, text messages, calls, etc. to make it seem […]
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Evade corporate productivity tracking
Paul sent me this article from Slate. apple.news/AxhBhnqWwQceue6lBRREpnQ It’s sad that there has to be a market for these types of products. If you work for a company that over […]
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Even our Jokes are Terrifying Windows into the Dark Side of Work
In the second episode of The Busyness Paradox, we tried our hand at satire with a fake ad for a preposterously invasive employee-tracking software service called “HR Tracker.” Seemed preposterous […]
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When Your Boss Becomes Big Brother
We love a good paradox here at the Busyness Paradox so yesterday’s Computerworld headline, “The new normal: When work from home means the boss is watching,” caught my eye. Noting […]
