Look, we all knew it was coming, but now it’s official. Microsoft just handed middle managers the ultimate weapon. Their new update for Microsoft 365 allows companies to track exactly where you are, and the days of pretending to be at your desk are over.
Why is it a bad thing that employees can’t pretend to do something they’re not?
If you’re doing a good job, managers don’t care if you spend the afternoon at a café.
/ex manager
I’ve been in software development for 15 years and never had a manager that wasn’t at least a little bit of a micromanager. The reality is that it rarely takes 8 hours or more to do the things that need to be done in a day but the expectation most often is still that if my AuDHD ass isn’t in my often windowless office for 9 hours a day then I must not be working.
good managers don’t care.
Except your managers might think it’s important, or you’re a shitty manager trying to fill their time and look important by micromanaging your employees.