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by ajurna 2896 days ago
I have so many problems with this it's hard to articulate. from pithy "1984 called and they want you to make home televisions" to scary "micromanaging your employee's to a soul destroying level"

This is like reading an advert for a dystopian corporate overlord future.

i look forward to the report that manages each individuals productivity to the point that when it goes below a certain level you just replace them like a worn cog.

But sure, you do you!

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Hey man thanks for the response.

I'm sorry you feel that way about our product. To us it falls in the category of productivity and management tools in general. As a crude example, you ever have a boss that proxies engagement by time logged on slack, github commits, etc? Those seem like crappy examples, and at previous firms I saw it encourage the wrong behavior. We figure at least in the physical work world there ought to be much better ways to track output.

The main use case is definitely more machine oriented. We've had some good trials for simple human labor and human-machine collaboration. One user said they wanted to try and use our system to interview job applicants. So there's definitely a positive side for people too, which is rewarding high performers and helping find the right people for the job.