Mood trackers: How HR departments could impose tech tyranny in the woke workplace
13 Mar, 2021 07:36 PM
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Mood-tracking devices in the workplace could be the future of HR, but there are risks to using the technology. Photo / Getty Images
Mood-tracking devices in the workplace could be the future of HR, but there are risks to using the technology. Photo / Getty Images
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Andrew Orlowski So you thought you d broken the ice with that quick chat over coffee this morning with the new hire – but your wristband has buzzed and now the human resources manager wants you to call
How HR departments impose tech tyranny in the woke workplace
With devices that can measure your mood, employee monitoring risks becoming more invasive than ever
12 March 2021 • 12:00pm
So you thought you’d broken the ice with that quick chat at Costa this morning with the new hire – but your wristband has buzzed and now the human resources manager wants you to call them urgently. You’ve been too assertive, they warn. Could you mind your tone with the junior departmental staff? You frown. A fresh blip on your wrist notes that your energy and positivity have just slumped. That will be recorded, too, you note. Two more slumps and you’ll be hauled in for a quiet chat. Nobody wants a grump.