The Jiggle Is Up: Bosses Bust Workers Who Fake Computer Activity
wsj.com[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.” ...
phony busywork, busywork is phony to begin with by definition.
I find it hilarious they are broadcasting that their wealth managers, were "not working"
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