Technology Company Using Fitness Trackers
To Monitor Employees
Monday, 24 March 2014
Apps Can Track Your Fitness
Paul Lachine
All companies keep track of how well their employees are doing, but few
do it to the extent that a company called The Outside View does.
The Guardian reports that
the U.K.-based technology company has been measuring its employees'
eating, exercising and sleeping habits with different apps. The company
has also sprung for employees to get personalized workout programs from a
clinic that helps clients prepare to climb Mt. Everest. (Going to work
is like your everyday Everest, amirite??) The idea is that by pushing
workers to become healthier, The Outside View will get a more productive
team.
If you're not in a young tech company, you're not likely to see anything
so intense in your own office. But more employees might find themselves
monitored in other ways. The Outside View's product happens to be a
system for analyzing things like salespeoples' calendar entries and the
tone of voice they use on the phone. Managers can then identify what
makes a top salesperson and teach others. Meanwhile, The Container Store
has used wearable devices to record how often employees talk to each
other and to shoppers, Fast Company reported. And Business Insider has reported on
devices that monitor employees' movement, posture, and the time they
spend collaborating. That all sounds both more helpful and less fun than
tracking your naps and snacks.
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