Thread regarding Qorvo layoffs

Instead of increasing productivity, [employee monitoring] erodes trust, causes more friction and employee turnover rather than helping to improve it.

In the end, monitoring software is only as good as the person interpreting the data. When you have mangers and directors more concerned with protecting their lackeys and an organizational pyramid, all costs associated with the effort are negated by a lack enforceable ethical standards

The ethical considerations of using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology to track employees involve balancing employer interests with privacy rights and transparency obligations. Here's a breakdown of key factors:

Legality vs. Ethics
While UWB tracking on company-owned devices or premises may be legally permissible under U.S. law (e.g., the Electronic Communications Privacy Act), its ethical acceptability hinges on transparency, necessity, and proportionality. Employers must demonstrate a legitimate business purpose, such as safety compliance or operational efficiency, and avoid invasive or excessive monitoring.

Privacy Risks
UWB's scarily precise location tracking—far more accurate than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth—raises concerns about employee surveillance overreach. Without clear boundaries, such monitoring could enable:

Stalking-like tracking (a concern highlighted with consumer UWB devices like Apple AirTags).

Psychological stress due to constant surveillance, which studies link to reduced morale and increased rule-breaking behavior.

Data security vulnerabilities, as UWB broadcasts sensitive location data that could be intercepted.

Ethical Best Practices
Transparency: Employees must be informed about what is tracked, why, and how data is used.

Limited scope: Restrict tracking to work-related contexts (e.g., warehouse safety) and avoid personal devices without consent.

Feedback mechanisms: Involve employees in policy design to mitigate mistrust.

Data minimization: Avoid collecting unnecessary or overly granular location data.

Potential for Abuse
UWB’s precision could enable employers to monitor breaks, movements, or off-task behavior in ways that feel punitive rather than productive. Overuse risks creating a culture of fear, harming creativity and autonomy.

In summary, UWB tracking can be ethical if strictly necessary, transparently implemented, and narrowly tailored. However, its precision demands stronger safeguards than traditional monitoring methods to prevent privacy violations and employee backlash

How about a tv screen in every room with the stock price and a layoff threat meter.
Or probes you can insert into a specific orifice and zap workers for being idle too long.
Corning ware toilet seats with built in electric elements that heat up if you sit on them too long while looking at the internet on your cell phone. Because once you are done with the business of number two, its back to company business. Maybe a hotline you can call if your coworker isn't performing up to your standards or an anonymous posting site so you can report management returning from lunch smelling like they bathed in Absolute.

Some socialist liberal in California posted this idea, without a doubt.

Ankle chains are a helluva lot cheaper.

So if you come in late, go out to lunch or leave early, big brother is watching. Here's an idea, give my tag to your dear old mum, Im sure people would like to know where she is.
A lot of people.