I can't help wondering, though, whether all this data digestion reflects an obsessive mentality that may be the opposite of both productivity and good management. (And, in the case of Productivity Score, beyond it.) So, you try and offer as much as you can, as close to the privacy line as you can. You want to impress your customers and gain their total commitment to the whole Teams world, but you know privacy is a salient topic.

Which video conferencing platform is right for your business? We've gathered details about 10 leading services.įrom Microsoft's perspective, you might see the (commercial) dilemma. Is this something I should be concerned about or am I paranoid?' Sample: 'Since moving to full-time remote working, I can't shake feeling my boss is using Teams to monitor and evaluate our productivity. A Reddit thread last year offered a small glimpse into employees' concerns. Some employees are clearly worried about the extent of Teams' potential surveillance work. What do you say to that? 'Well, I suspect those 47 messages were sent by brown-nosing halfwits who send as many Teams messages as possible, so their innate industry shows up on your Teams analytics reports.' Not Everyone On The Teams Is Happy.

I imagined an individual - or even a whole team - being summoned by their boss and told: 'You didn't respond to 47 Teams messages last month.' They're forced onto a particular platform without much control over what that platform may record about them personally, with their employer being the potential beneficiary. Yet, as far as I could tell, employees don't have too much say in all this.

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