Need a 3 min bathroom break? Pause the time tracker. Will get away from your desk to get your DoorDash? Pause the time tracker. Need a 10 or 15 min break in between tasks? Pause the time tracker.
The reason is that we get to live in the “comfort of our own homes” and need to meet “productivity expectations” and metrics.
People got laid off because they were “violating the company’s trust” by not being productive every damn minute. The company also had access to screenshots of our devices.
I know people who start work at 9AM and clock out at almost midnight because of this stupid rule just to meet 8 paid hours on the clock.
I quit a week ago and I don’t regret it. They laid off people after I left and not hiring, which means everyone still there get additional work for no extra pay.