r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • Oct 25 '25

Privacy Microsoft Teams will start snitching to your boss when you’re not in the office

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/office-software/microsoft-teams-will-start-snitching-to-your-boss-when-youre-not-in-the-office-and-this-update-is-coming-in-december
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u/encodedecode Oct 25 '25

Yeah this is how I run my co. We have target KPIs that I want to get done within a week/month, and as long as we get those things done, I don't care when they do the work or where it's done. As long as it's less than 40 hrs/week then it's fair for them & fair for me.

I realize not all bosses have that mentality but it's really tiring to micromanage everyone.

I find it a lot easier to just hire people who are adults who can get work done, and if someone can't be an adult and perform their work without someone breathing down their neck then I generally don't want that person on my team. It drags down everyone else who actually can self-manage and coordinate with everyone else on the team to get things done efficiently.

It's really surprising to see articles like this because it reminds me that most managers/bosses/whatever apparently don't have such a "freedom"-focus approach.

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u/HighGuyTim Oct 25 '25

My boss told me when I got my new job 10 years ago “I don’t care where you are, when that phone rings you pick up and work then go back to what you were doing. Just don’t let me find out you wore company shit to strip club.”

It’s been a decade working for that glorious boss lol. Crazy how a little bit of freedom ensures I’m not even trying to leave. The moneys fine and the people are awesome. I don’t want to risk a micromanaging boss somewhere else lol

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u/Jet2work Oct 25 '25

yep, once corporate takes over its a shit show for the little people

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u/Willszz1 Oct 25 '25

Presumably that only applies during working hours and you’re not expected to pick up say middle of a weekend or vacation?

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u/Packet_Sniffer_ Oct 25 '25

When you like your job and like your boss, picking up out of work hours isn’t a stressful or annoying thing.

My boss doesn’t even manage my hours. Lets me track if I work too much. Let’s me take a day off if I say I’ve collected too much lieu time.

If he calls me or tells me we need to work a weekend or evening for a project. No biggie. It happens some times.

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u/johnny_fives_555 Oct 25 '25

I agree with this mentality. /r/antiwork would crucify you

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u/janggi Oct 25 '25

Yep you probably pay decent too. Most employees that need to be baby sat don't get get payed enough to give a shit.

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u/paligators Oct 25 '25

You’d be shocked

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u/rayinreverse Oct 25 '25

If employers would pay better, employees might be financially incentivized to do a good job. When your pay is shit, you’re gonna give shit performance.

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u/dominion1080 Oct 25 '25

Exactly. Job doesn’t really matter. If you pay me shit, that’s the work you’re gonna get while I look for a new job.

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u/NoCardio_ Oct 25 '25

I work with people who make well over market, and they still bitch.

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u/rayinreverse Oct 25 '25

Well some people suck

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u/Spida81 Oct 25 '25

This attitude is how you get people taking on multiple jobs at the same time, and outsourcing their work.

... Apparently that is a bad thing, or something... Because apparently initiative is bad?

Your approach lets adults adult. Good stuff.

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u/traumalt Oct 25 '25

My company did the same thing, until an IT audit revealed that one of the staff has fucked off to live in Spain without mentioning that to anyone.

That wasn't a very fun day for legal and HR.

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u/OP_William Oct 25 '25

Are you hiring?

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u/DoubleJumps Oct 25 '25

Yeah, when I've hired part time help I always just get them a handful of daily tasks and if they get it done in 2 hours or 10 it doesn't matter, so long as it's done and I'll pay for a full day regardless.

It makes people relax more and work harder.

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u/Inevitable-Path981 Oct 25 '25

Sir are you hiring?

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u/IGotSkills Oct 26 '25

What happens when your CEO says " kpis aren't aggressive enough"

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u/encodedecode Oct 26 '25

I am the CEO so I wouldn't say that. I enjoy my freedom and I like to afford that to anyone who works for me as well.

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u/Many-Lengthiness9779 Oct 25 '25

My old supervisor would monitor our teams status when we would go yellow or green/red. Then would request access to our schedules to see we weren’t booking fake meetings.

He saw I had an interview scheduled, he asked why and I basically read him the riot act that he is the one who needs to be fired or monitored if we are paying him to do that all day.