Do I need surveillance on the job? (poll)

The latest news about oil prices and the dollar exchange rate is clearly hinted to us: the hard times ahead. The natural desire of any person in a time of crisis - to save jobs and head - to reduce costs and expenses. In pursuit of productivity and business owners introduce more stringent security controls and subordinates, knowing the consequences of dismissal in this period suffer. Or not?

How do you think the crackdown endure for the sake of their own peace of mind you need that tomorrow the company will be covered with a copper basin is not and you will not lose your job and your boss for the sake of peace? Do you think that enhanced control increases productivity? Is it possible to achieve a balance between the efficiency of work, business safety and comfort of employees? Join the discussion in the comments.

In the vastness of our vast country successfully and not so there are thousands of companies. In each of their traditions and rules. Let's start with the hardcore version.

All forbid!... It is safe and effective?

At first glance it seems that effective. Let's be honest. Who among you does not go to sotsialochki not looking seals or funny pictures on the job? On the pages of Layfhakera have dozens of posts on how to deal with procrastination. People honestly laykali service that allows itself to ban certain sites during work hours. But why some services when there is a caring leader? He is strict but fair Chew for attempting otlynit. What is not a motivation?

Again, steal anything under the strict control is also difficult. Someone may say that it is all the paranoia of those who shakes for their "business". And here and there. Of course, people tend to be honest, but the chain Fortress is determined by the weakest link. Again we return to the leak statistics. Every day in the world of "funneling" personal and business data, and in 71% of cases, the perpetrators - employees of companies. Where are these figures, if all are honest?

However, there are objective disadvantages of strict control. People know that they are being watched, do work, but do it in a slipshod manner. As much as it needed and not a drop more. Without initiatives from the employer maliciously hoarding, because the entered measures hinder the work and for trying to get into the personal life.

Speaking of his personal life at work. Here's what experts say about this from an association for the protection of information:

The territory of the company - a public space and privacy in this place is not protected by law. Accordingly, if someone decides to privacy in a public place - he is guilty, and all the negative effects occurring.

So it goes. A simple piece of advice: do not mix work and personal life. Do not use the office phone and e-mail, Skype and social networks at work to deal with personal computers questions, and then you do not have to worry about how legally or illegally to monitor employees.

And then there are the small and medium-sized businesses, there are much more common loyal leaders. They are young, progressive and may have a different policy?

All permit! We work with adults and decent people... or not?

There comes to mind a kind of start-up or just a small company. compact state. Mostly young professionals. Vigorous, with unspoiled corporate culture brain, freedom. On Layfhakere they read about how cool to work in a free company. There is a theory according to which the team with a common purpose and understanding of the problem is not at all in need in the manual. Nevertheless, a stable and successful company, where there is no control or safety concerns about their own intellectual activity, there are surprisingly rare. And all because in practice it does not work.

And not always the fault of the staff. There are cases when the originator of failure has been the chief executive. It would seem that this person has to think soberly all but the rose-colored glasses can be just at him. It seems that the team is happy, but the company is already brewing a conspiracy. Therefore, in a crisis such companies - not the most secure place of work.

The Company's worked purchasing manager. Six months later, the manager retired, taking with it the base of suppliers, customers and all financial information. Soon he opened his own company. Suppliers already have potential customers too. The only thing left to adjust pricing, and now customers are coming from the new company offers a more pleasant environment. As a result, a newly formed company currently successfully takes some of the regional market.

It is in the commercial organizations, which are more common soft security policy, there is the most leak. Freedom does not guarantee loyalty or accuracy.

Is it possible to balance and whether to suffer for his sake?

Any sane person would say that the balance is somewhere between total control and unrestricted freedom. But where it goes, this is a line? And what if it goes far beyond the boundaries of your comfort zone? Do you agree to tolerate increased control (sometimes turning into a surveillance) for the sake of peace and stability? Actually, to solve these fundamental questions we ask you to share ideas and stories of life.

So the survey. We are interested to know the real attitude of the people to strengthen control in the workplace.

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I vote for? Fine! But the reasons behind your choice? What experience in the labor market has made you a supporter of this particular item? Tell your story in the comments.

comments Contest Results

It is time to announce the winner of the competition comments to the discussion of the need for surveillance in the workplace.

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