should companies require employees to wear badges that track their whereabouts while at work?

Question

im doing an assignment so i would really like employees point of view and some good feed back instead of one word answers

Answer 1

Ding, I'm not in favor of a "big brother" type of employer. In spite of this, companies are getting bigger, with new employees, contract employees, and people coming and going at the blink of an eye. I don't think tracking whereabouts is the biggest priority, more than security.

People come and go, change companies, are hired, fired, and resign, and it's very important to know who's who, and be able to quickly identify who belongs, and more importantly than that, who doesn't.

For that reason, I'm a proponent of an identification system of sorts, not just for recognizing who's supposed to be there, but for being able to quickly recognize who's not.

Answer 2

This is totally unacceptable, it is fascist, totalitarian, big brother thing, that violates personal data. As long as employees do their work and are where they are supposed to be when needed - I mean they are not missing from their post without saying so, etc - there is no reason to complain. Either way, watching their whereabouts is not a help in any way. If you are not satisfied with your employee, watching him won't make him work harder, quite the opposite. people work better when they assume responsibility for what they do, not under oppression.

Answer 3

i would not like this as a employee.. however, if i were working in a isolated building, with few employees or if working in a situation that could become dangerous or life threatening, a extreme security situation, then i would appreciate this type of tracking, as long as it would be done to keep myself and coworkers safe and secure......but if one was working at a office building and security was not a issue, then no way, i would walk out and not look back

Answer 4

sure, would like a picture?? Easier to track that way I would think.