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The Invasive Work-from-Home Employee Experience

by Josh Tyson
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Microsoft 365’s new workplace analytics join a handful of invasive surveillance apps, trading trust for a potential boost in productivity

Along with every other aspect of daily existence, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the experience of work, with scores of employees all over the world completing daily duties in their home offices (or at their kitchen counters).

According to Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Economics in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences, 42% of the American labor force is now working from home full-time. This undoubtedly poses challenges for businesses in terms of charting productivity, but the news on that front has been encouraging.

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Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

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