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DISCRETE MONITORING OF EMPLOYEES
The problem of monitoring how employees spend their office hours is not
new. This difficulty was encountered thousands of years ago, when masters
had to keep track of the productivity of serfs. It was at this time that
the word "stimulus" came into being. This word is translated
from Latin and refers to the pointed stick used by drivers to direct donkeys.
Throughout history, many different types of "stimulus" have
been employed in the workplace.
Watching employees: from BC to now
Back then it was an epic and grandiose time. Galleys plowed seas and stern
slave drivers used whips and "nice" words to stimulate galley
slaves. Taking this into perspective from the modern point of view, it
is interesting to recognize the similarity between then and now. The forefathers
of modern-day office managers had the same objectives to ensure that working
time of ancient office workers was spent productively without unnecessary
downtime.
The 21st century equivalent to the "pointed stick"
And what about the 21st century? Software for monitoring employees and
computers has replaced those pointed sticks of yore. In today’s
society of employee tribunals and labor laws, covert "stimulus"
makes sense since you cannot whip each employee's back; instead, you can
always drop a "nice" word via e-mail! "Big Brother"
is used to stealthily manage the situation, while employees face a new
challenge of trying to avoid the monitoring capacity of their computers.
Of course, it is no secret that there are a number of drawbacks to employee
monitoring and control software. These "holes" are exactly what
employees use to avoid detection:
- If the system starts to slow down, it is likely that the boss has
just "connected". The worker then closes digg.com pronto.
- If the mail client starts running in a strange manner, there is a
very real possibility that the worker is being watched. In which case,
the worker moves quickly to kill the solitaire and open MS Word.
- If the antivirus software starts notifying the worker of some detected
activity, it is a signal to exit Microsoft Messenger as fast as possible.
There are office employees who are 100,000 times smarter than an iron.
Of course, this is why they work for you, right? Monitoring a smart employee
with flawed software is just making a fool of oneself. Here are some of
the methods and arguments that workers use to avoid detection:
- These crafty fellows use secure connections (https). As a result,
the boss will only see an empty link. For example, it is possible to
access a mailbox via a web interface, using a simple log-in and message
composition procedure.
- Communication in Microsoft Messenger is very difficult to monitor
if a worker is connected directly to the server
- And those especially wily employees always have the same argument.
There are five of us working from the same computer - why was it me
who visited www.bigboobs-pamella.com?
As a boss, you’ll be keen to know if there is anything that advanced
computer science can offer to catch out these lazy (but smart) workers.
Of course there is!
Refog Employee Monitor – monitoring computers effectively
Refog Employee Monitor is smarter than the smartest "iron". It is as stable as
the pound sterling and as stealthy as a Refog agent. Monitoring the computer,
intercepting ICQ and MS Messenger, keeping record of office hours –
it can do all of this and more. The software has been designed with the
following features:
- Clear and simple interface: the program is extremely
simple and quick to master
- Keystroke logging: provides information of exactly
what the employee types
- Screenshot saving: all user activities are clearly
visible
- Monitoring visited websites: this function provides
a full and detailed report to show whether the employee has been working
hard or not!
- E-mail notification of forbidden words: for instance,
if a careless employee types "resume" or "job search",
you are instantly informed
And to top it all, it is practically impossible to detect and deactivate
the software. Are you impressed? If so, then why put off buying it for
tomorrow? Buy Refog Employee Monitor now! <Buy Now>
Version Comparison |
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Refog Keylogger |
Refog Spy |
Employee Monitor |
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