The Jiggle Is Up: Bosses Bust Workers Who Fake Computer Activity

2 points by N_A_T_E 1 year ago | 3 comments
  • N_A_T_E 1 year ago
    [first paragraph]

    It’s getting harder to outsmart the digital minders at work.

    The rise of remote work and, in turn, employee-monitoring software sparked a boom in mouse and keyboard jigglers and other hacks to help staffers fake computer activity—often so they can step away to do laundry or a school pickup.

    Now some companies are cracking down on the subterfuge, deploying tools that can better spot the phony busywork.

    The latest salvo in this productivity-tracking arms race came in a recent regulatory filing from Wells Fargo. In the disclosure, first reported on by Bloomberg News, the bank said it had fired more than a dozen employees in its wealth and investment management unit for allegedly simulating keyboard activity to create the “impression of active work.” ...

    • downrightmike 1 year ago
      phony busywork, busywork is phony to begin with by definition.

      I find it hilarious they are broadcasting that their wealth managers, were "not working"

    • gnabgib 1 year ago
      Related Wells Fargo Fires Over a Dozen for 'Simulation of Keyboard Activity':

      (57 points, 20 days ago, 91 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40669866

      (36 points, 20 days ago, 61 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40670191