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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

why though? Were they not getting enough done? And if its only like a dozen, does it justify the productiviry loss of hiring keyboard police?

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 months ago

They don't care about productivity. They care about the appearance of control, and the revelation of subversive activity is a gross embarassment to the ego that thrives on that control.

It's a bully having a tantrum because his victims don't fear him enough.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago

Were they not getting enough done?

If not then fire them for that. Seems like a better metric that's more related to how well they do their job than "how much has your mouse moved?"

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago

How much the mouse moved is explicitly, pointedly NOT the metric they were fired for.

The reason is in the headline.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

How much work they were getting done is explicitly, pointedly NOT the metric they were fired for.

Why would a mouse jiggler be effective for any reason unless it was a metric being measured?

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago

Exactly what I keep saying. Do they get the job done? Yes or No? Very simple question in my opinion.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Some people are paid on the basis of time, not accomplishment.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

To entrench back to office sentiment

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Joke's on them, I can slack off just as hard in an office as I can at home

[-] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
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