The Rise of Workplace Surveillance

<p>Across industries and income brackets, a growing number of American workers are discovering that their productivity is being electronically monitored by their bosses.</p><p>This technology is giving employers a means to gauge what their employees are doing and it’s already impacting how much and when people get paid.</p><p>Times investigative reporters have discovered that this tracking software is more common than one might think.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor?smid=pc-thedaily">Jodi Kantor</a>, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Across industries and incomes,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked</a>. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost?</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>