This post is a review of the article: http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1531312,00.html
First of all I think it is important to make a different between work and private life. What you do at home in your private life is completely your own business, but at work you are paid to do a specific task. If I were to employ people to do a work, I would not accept them to deal with private life while being paid. Therefore I think it´s a nice tool to control what the employees do and keep working.
But when it´s come to private life I think the opportunities to “spy” is a threat to private premises. What you do outside the work should not make any difference if you do your work properly. But of course there are excepts and you can misuse your position in the company by doing inappropriate activities in your private life.
The conclusion I make from the article is that one must be aware of the fact that what you´re doing on the net is not a secret.
/Paul
Hi, Paul!
SvaraRaderaYour position that work and private life is supposed to be separated is something I agree with, but only to certain extent. There are after all exceptions to everything. Amongst those is spreading a negative picture of your workplace during your free time.
/Andreas Dahlberg
Hi Paul!
SvaraRaderaAs you say it's important to seperate work and private life and surveillance on employees private life should not be allowed. I agree with that, but because your at work the managers shouldn't be allowed to surveillance you as much as they want. I think surveillance only should be allowed when there is a good and clear reason for it, example, if someone start breaking rules. But as soon as the rules are kept again the surveillance should stop.
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SvaraRaderaI do agree that what you do at home is not you bosses business. Our integrity is important and should not be used for conclusions on your working situation. Or at least its not your boss's authority to draw conclusions from spying on you personal life.
SvaraRadera// Patrik L
Hi Paul,
SvaraRaderaI agree with you, monitoring at work is acceptable whereas snooping at one’s private life is not. I have been told of employers that take a look at a person’s profile on Facebook before finishing the final step of a recruitment process. I find this objectionable and I am fairly convinced that if I were the one candidating for the job in point I would think twice before accepting that job offer. But can you really deny the employer the right to look into what kind of people he or she decides to introduce to his or her company? Would you like to associate with a person who is a heavy drinker and acts like a pig every time a bottle of wine is at hand? Maybe it does not matter if the person in question is supposed to drive a forklift truck in a warehouse. But what if this person is applying for a job as a salesman and will be the front of the company? Maybe this person is not suited for a representative position in the company. Would you still deny the employer the right to “snoop”? I have mixed feelings I must say.
Suggestions:
* make a different between >> make a difference between
* to do a work > (work uncountable) > to do a piece of work
* when it´s come to > when it comes to
* the opportunities to “spy” is a threat > the opportunities to “spy” are a threat
* there are excepts > there are exceptions
// Pär