If you owned a small business, would you wire the place with cameras AND microphones? (to check in on what your staff are saying)
Do you think some bosses do that?
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icewhip · 31-35, F
If I had the money, I would. It's not so much that I wouldn't trust the employees, but sometimes an employer has to make a decision based on very little evidence. If I can preemptively set up a situation where I have as much evidence to base a decision on as possible, I want to do so.
For example, if I only had video cameras with no audio, and an employee says that a co-worker sexually harassed them verbally, I would have no proof of that on a non-audio camera. So I would have to make a decision knowing that I could be wrong.
If I decide to punish the employee and I'm wrong, I've punished an innocent employee and I've set up a precedent with the employees that would allow them to terrorize other co-workers by lying about sexual harassment. If I decide that the story is a lie and don't punish anyone and I'm wrong, then I've let a disgusting act happen without any justice and I've set up a precedent for employees to harass others because their boss won't do anything about it. Either way, there's a 50/50 chance that I'll make a decision with terrifying consequences.
So if there's a way to gather as much evidence as possible in order to make the right choices, then I absolutely would!
For example, if I only had video cameras with no audio, and an employee says that a co-worker sexually harassed them verbally, I would have no proof of that on a non-audio camera. So I would have to make a decision knowing that I could be wrong.
If I decide to punish the employee and I'm wrong, I've punished an innocent employee and I've set up a precedent with the employees that would allow them to terrorize other co-workers by lying about sexual harassment. If I decide that the story is a lie and don't punish anyone and I'm wrong, then I've let a disgusting act happen without any justice and I've set up a precedent for employees to harass others because their boss won't do anything about it. Either way, there's a 50/50 chance that I'll make a decision with terrifying consequences.
So if there's a way to gather as much evidence as possible in order to make the right choices, then I absolutely would!
SW-User
lol
The company I work at started setting up cameras at the beginning of the year. With mic and all. I was like "guys, we probably should make everything GDPR compliant because that thing will hit us in May".
Of course I was ignored.
Guess which company has to take down every camera now?
The company I work at started setting up cameras at the beginning of the year. With mic and all. I was like "guys, we probably should make everything GDPR compliant because that thing will hit us in May".
Of course I was ignored.
Guess which company has to take down every camera now?
Keepitsimple · 51-55, F
wetncthru · F
No. Yes.