{"id":256282,"date":"2024-08-22T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/companies-are-monitoring-employees-and-theyre-ok-with-it\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:55","slug":"companies-are-monitoring-employees-and-theyre-ok-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/companies-are-monitoring-employees-and-theyre-ok-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies are monitoring employees and they’re OK with it"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Employers are increasingly listening in on their workers, and a surprising number of employees don\u2019t have a problem with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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When asked whether they would voluntarily give their company access to work-related instant messages and email text data to help identify and address employee experience issues, 43% of respondents said \u201cprobably yes\u201d or \u201cdefinitely yes,\u201d according to a survey<\/a> of 1,000 office workers conducted by experience management company Qualtrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The number of people who were OK with their company listening in on their work activity was significantly higher than what HR leaders<\/a> predicted, said the company\u2019s chief workplace psychologist Benjamin Granger. Yet, employees still draw the line at companies peering into their activities<\/a> outside of work, such as their social media, even if it\u2019s anonymous, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re on a work device, and you\u2019re at work, they\u2019re more comfortable with that,\u201d Granger told Fortune<\/em>. \u201cYou can see that clear line of falling off, like that comfort level falling off once you start to get to things outside of work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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