00:00The move to remote work was a boon for many, however now reports are indicating it might be a
00:04bane for some, as management may be snooping. Insider reports that one Australian woman who
00:10worked remotely found herself out of a job after a keystroke tracker her manager was using found
00:15she wasn't typing enough. They wanted 500 keystrokes an hour, she only averaged less than 100. A boss
00:20named Michael Patron also alleged to have fired two people, writing on X that he discovered they
00:25were using software that manufactures mouse activity. And those aren't isolated incidents,
00:29as there is now an entire industry growing out of tracking employee work remotely. One of the
00:35companies involved is called Time Doctor, which calls themselves a workday analytics company.
00:39The company's content marketing manager told Insider they provide progress reports to help
00:44firms evaluate employee productivity levels, however their software is also an employee
00:49monitoring tool, which includes keystroke logging, provides screenshots and internet usage tracking.
00:54Something they refer to on their site as a multifunctional employee monitoring application.
00:59A resume builder survey from earlier this year found that some 96 percent of companies with
01:04remote or hybrid work arrangements are using software to monitor their employees.
