Are you all getting emails/talks too from your supervisor in regards to attendance/timekeeping policy?
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@1zs Why would they do that? To fit their "collaboration" theme? Lol.
The question is...after WB goes through and all the layoffs are complete, when does Paramount have to start getting rid of real estate? See how fast the collaboration excuse goes away when its about saving money after the cutting heads well is dry.
(Im actually shocked they are still investing in all these high end snacks which cant be cheap).
The company has paid individuals to walk around 1515 Broadway and film and photograph desks and conference rooms
@1qb You just show up on a list that your manager receives along with how many days you are not in the office, and then it is up to them to speak to you. Not exactly sure what the email says as all of my DRs were compliant within the 50% parameters.
@1qb Come into the office less than 50% of the time and you can see one for yourself. lol.
Can you share what that email says? The one that gets sent out if HR catches you.
@196 rumor is it’s a rolling 3 month
@16p considering that oracle just started forcefully screen recording their employees' screns to check their productivity i wouldn't expect any privacy when using your corporate device
Right so anyway…
I’ve seen emails go out for employees coming in less than 50%, but do we know if that resets every quarter? How much time does HR need to capture attendance below 50% until the next email goes out? One month? 3 months?
@16p LOL. Tell me you work in IT without telling me you work in IT.
@d7 what you just said is the d-mbest thing I ever heard. At no time during your rambling, incoherent statement did anything resemble a rational thought. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.
As we have seen in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case - devices with cameras whether in home or office can be accessed nefariously to monitor & even stalk persons illegally or unknowingly. Guthrie didn't pay for a surveillance account with her camera setup - yet video was recorded anyway outside AND INSIDE, yes inside as well if you kept up with the facts in the case. Same can happen to employees. In addition I personally had a girlfriend in customer service at Cablevision on long island who was being stalked on monitors & on phone by a creepy low level security guard - this was over 30 years ago now.... So lighten up Francis - yes your privacy can be violated by the company or people in the company
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@th acceptable use policies are generally to ensure employees aren't surfing po-n or downloading company info on USB drives etc. - so if the company abuses the monitoring in any way - such as creepy bosses or coworkers tracking you - then of course there can be privacy violations. Stop with the blanket policy nonsense
@th lol you have no clue as to what you're talking about. You obviously have very weak reading comprehension. There is no blanket policy for companies that can't be challenged and beaten in court. There are also personal contracts and union contracts that override company policies in those agreements. You seem to be broadcasting you're own myopic reasoning to everybody when it doesn't apply to others
@th the original post never mentioned company owned devices specifically.. in the case of people working from home (or in the field, as somebody mentioned) those individuals may be using personal devices, not company issued devices. In any event, there are always times when employees do have an expectation of privacy that can be compromised. Are you not aware that Alexa & Siri are listening to you 24/7 if your audio can be detected in the bathroom or bedroom ? Well, your company may be monitoring you when you least expect it Allen Funt
Funny because managers are hardly coming in. Will HR send them a notice?
@tf You people are simple. Have you ever read an acceptable use policy or privacy policy at Paramount (or others)? There is NO expectation of privacy on a company owned device. Through those policies they establish the right to monitor everything. They’re not viewing your finance or health stuff bc that could cause legal issues for a company. But keep believing you have full privacy.
@d7 no right to privacy? Exactly why there are law firms in business to protect clients rights
They are tracking laptop location / Okta and badge swipes. "They're tracking everything" according to my manager. No fair that higher ups don't have to come in every day
Policing in office? What a waste of time, money and talent.
@d7 there's always some right to privacy , you can't make a blanket statement that there is never a right to privacy . Companies often have illegal policies or take illegal action and leave it to the employee to hire a lawyer to fight them or take years to win a complaint to a govt. Agency
@d7 so you are saying all these posts from wfh employees have company issued laptops or desktops or phones etc? Most people in news (that work "in the field" ), such as reporters use their own laptops & phones - so the monitoring by the company may certainly violate their rights if they are monitoring their footprints . Same with sales people in the field etc. the Viacom portion of the company in NYC & security in NYC have deep tied to nypd & nypd foundation members and I wouldn't put it past the company to use nypd resources.
@ew I was aware of 3 of the 4 and no I could care less if they worked from home. I got my EVP to give all 3 a 6 month extension which is policy. The 4th one I expected to be in the office because of the role.
@e8 Were you already aware of this (i.e. did they keep you informed/ask permission to WFH?) What happens if they don’t change their patterns? I feel like most managers don’t really care so I’m definitely curious if there are any consequences.
I received an email from HR as I had 4 employees who were in less than 50% of the time.
No. I rarely come in and have heard nothing about it yet.
@aw Guaranteed they are not coming down hard on high performers or people in very critical roles.
@d0 Theres no right to privacy when using corporate resources (laptops, networks, apps, etc). If you look, youll find the usage policy which states this.
@aw well if they're doing that to union persons - it's most likely a violation of contract . If there's no current tracking policy of such tracking - it's most likely a rights violation or NYC violation if you work in nyc
I know groups where the VPs aren’t coming in everyday and they are telling the rest of the group to do the same. Feels like some groups are making the effort and others don’t care.
In New York, they are tracking IP addresses to see if you're using the company Wi-Fi for the majority of the working day. Several people I know have been talked to by their supervisor since HR is cracking down on this.
@OP I havent heard of anyone getting a talking to. Are you one of those 1-2 day a week people?
They're relying more on Okta authentications from internal networks.
Yes they're tracking badge scans. If you're not coming in they know and they're going to ask your manager/boss if you have a valid reason.