Yet another example of wanton intrusion of personal space by employers coupled with the dubious goal of measuring performance. It is unclear what this passive monitoring achieves. It would be just as simple to render work devices inaccessible over the weekends so there is some space created between work and life. Similarly, incentives could be developed for focus on fitness and healthy lifestyle instead of non-stop monitoring by way of wearable devices. The elephant in the room is lack of focus on mental health. What could go a long way is finding ways to remove stigma associated with regular therapy - something everyone could benefit from. The idea is misbegotten, very easily gamed and abused. Needless to say, this is a very sad waste of resources by the institutions of higher learning noted as contributors to this research.
I never fail to remind J that there is a time and place for everything. It is possibly the line she will remember me by when I am dead and gone given how frequently she hears it. Instead of having her breakfast she will break into a song and dance number from High School Musical well past eight on Monday morning. She will insist that I watch and applaud the performance instead of screaming at her to finish her milk and cereal. Her sense of occasion is seriously lacking but then so is mine. Consider for example, a person walks into the grocery store with the express purpose of buying detergent because they are fresh out of it and laundry is only half way done. However instead of heading straight for detergent, they wander over to the natural foods aisle and go berserk upon finding goat milk on sale for a dollar a gallon. They at once proceed to stock pile so they can turn it to huge quantities home-made feta cheese. That person would be me. It would not concern me in the least that I ha...
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