Microsoft Teams is reportedly adding a new feature that will automatically set a user's work location when they connect to an office Wi-Fi network. The update is said to be designed to reduce confusion about where employees are physically situated. Sizwe Dhlomo, 𝕄𝕡𝕙𝕠 𝕄𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕚, #MothoWaBatho & Juliet💎 seem to... think the new update is 'digital stalking'. #SizTheWorld #TheBestTInTheCityshow more

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ The new technology is designed to create forced compliance and human monitoring.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Confusion for who? This is just for backward managers who thrive in managing people instead of managing the work they do. How does knowing my exact location help you, as the manager?

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ I’d ask my IT teams to switch off such rubbish. People perform well when trusted and not policed. I don’t care if you’re in Zanzibar. As long as you’re in that meeting and contributing and producing the goods, we’re good!!

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Time to manage people’s time, movements and how long they’ve been away from their workstation is so 2019, it’s now time to manage people’s work and the quality of their output. If they meet deadlines and the quality of work is acceptable, it shouldn’t matter where they do it from

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ It’s a hazard, what about safety of employee, it can be compromised.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Next thing, you can only open teams with hen connected to work WiFi connection 😭

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ When Covid has taught us that you can work anywhere in the world. Today we are marching backwards, stalking people on where they are.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ IT MAKES WHY MKHABELA IS BUILDING A HOME STUDIO!!!

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ The jig is up

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Aren’t we supposed to be measuring performance not presence?

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ A workplace I know has implemented some system that wants your location when you log on. If you're away from your laptop for more than 15 minutes, it wants to know where you were. So this isn't surprising

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ VPN 😔

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ I feel we should take it further, when working out the office with sensitive matters. If, and only if you using work equipment, it should go as far as to insist on camara working on. So the employer can see what you seeing and who is seeing what you are seeing . Including sound.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ It’s not standard, but most likely managers will ask employees to enable this feature during working hours

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ This is designed to babysit people.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ But this already exists? Teams has been doing it for a while now.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ I don’t think there was any confusion

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Some banks currently use a similar tracing system for their employees who are working from home.

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Microsoft used fancy English to describe “ Spying “ yiMpimpi Lena 🤣

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Oapara matlakala motha yo man

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ So unnecessary 😒 🙄

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ turn on your VPN you do not want your actual location to be shared

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ @grok please explain this to me

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ @SizweDhlomo u love diz Golf T Shirt nee🤣🤔

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ IT guys please help us manipulate this should it be deployed

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ They can anyway they just want to make it obvious

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ We don't need that

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ No more sitting on the corners busy on the phones,it gonna be something else 😆 🤣 😂 😅 😄 😜

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Chinese app called WeCom already does this and its 100% better than any Microsoft app

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ We are finished, Microsoft ya phapha shame😂 but as usual we will manipulate it and go on with our personal business

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Will deactivate device location

@SizweDhlomo @MphoMaboi_ Hold up @Microsoft