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When employee monitoring software makes you self-conscious

My workplace productivity software tracks every keystroke and website visit and now I feel guilty taking mental breaks even though my work quality has not changed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Workplace surveillance can internalize guilt about natural human rhythms that do not align with machine efficiency.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Data and identity — who owns you online?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.