British Company Monitors Productivity By Requiring Workers to Wear Armbands
When we heard about what British grocery chain Tesco is doing, it made us cringe. So naturally, we just have to share.
As per the Irish Independent, employees at the Dublin distribution center must wear armbands. Not just any ol’ armband, mind you. It actually measures their productivity! Talk about Big Brother watching, this device micromanages its employees to the point when it recognizes one of its employees takes a bathroom break!
Officially known as the Motorola arm-mounted terminals, the devices monitor productivity by tracking how quickly employees unload and scan goods in the warehouse.
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