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This seems pretty easy to game for a software engineer: 1. Write code for the project and record mouse clicks and keystrokes 2. Replay keystrokes at .5 speed
by codesuela 6y ago
This seems pretty easy to game for a software engineer:
1. Write code for the project and record mouse clicks and keystrokes
2. Replay keystrokes at .5 speed inside a mirrored VM
a more sophisticated tool could also vary speed and add typos.
- jdc 6y agoGoodhart's law in action
- humaniania 6y agoOr just play a full screen slide show of various spreadsheets and documents. Will they really study the screenshots that closely to see the repetition?
- SilasX 6y agoSure, spot-check and scrutize a small fraction. (Not to say I endorse this means of tracking employees' time, I just don't think that's a big impediment to this method.)
- elliekelly 6y agoIn my experience employers only tend to look back at things like this once they have a “reason” and are trying to document/justify performance issues. Although I agree it doesn’t seem too far off to have a system that proactively analyzes the screenshots and alerts a manager when Facebook or gmail seems to be open a disproportionate amount of time.
- throwaway888abc 6y agoYes, those are possible to escape. I had few gigs and the spying was required. VM was a successful solution (not automated).
- rapind 6y agoAgreed, and bring it on. If this becomes a thing then I'll run a platform you can outsource your busy time in a VM to. This sounds like a ton of fun TBH and makes me think of game automation. Evolving into a game of cat and mouse and giving me an excuse to spend more time messing w/ OpenAI.
- sitkack 6y agoThis is how the AI takes over, we automate ourselves in silly ways. How do we know we aren't bots doing someone else's work?
- amiga_500 6y agoEmployer: your keystroke rate is low Me: I'm thinking about if I should use a string here in c++ Employer: fair enough
- downerending 6y agoOr hire a sidekick from India to slowly and circuitously type it all in.