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If you run a company, I don't see how it's out of line to tell people what they can and can't do with your equipment. I know lots of places that provide vehicles for certain employees, they basically say that you are not to use it for off hour runs UNLESS it is related to something with work. They are flexible on this if you're stopping at places between work and home, like picking your kid up or wife up...within reason.
They used to judge this by gas usage, if you started using a lot more fuel, they ask what was up. It's a sign of vehicle problems or vehicle misuse if you can't explain why it's went up. With this at least they didn't know exactly what you were doing, but you knew they were watching. If they put a device specifically in the vehicle to watch where you go, then they should tell you so you can inform them of detours and what not if one comes up so it's not a problem later.
I worked at a place that had issues with me working through lunch after I started doing it to keep up with all the demands they were placing on me. I had to get a manager to sign off on it, then I had to tell them prior to doing it that I was going to be doing so. So, I did......made it as annoying as fucking possible for them because it was a bullshit rule I think they put in place because they were afraid I was going to file a complaint more than they thought I was lying.
A secret device just makes it so you WANT to catch them doing something against your policies so you have grounds to fire them IMO. Hell you might even be well within what their policy says, but if they want 2-3 months to bring 10 incidents to your attention, you might not remember half of them if they are far enough back to justify them. So then they have "questionable" tracking activity that may have been totally legitimate. I don't see a point in operating like that. Tell them the shit is being tracked, and if/when they disagree with that...they can leave your property at work and you'll have to find someway to reliable get a hold of them then...or another way to promote off hours work.
It's very similar to places that lock their machines down so much you can't do a simple 5 minute personal thing on their equipment during your break to save you the effort of going home at lunch to do the same thing on your home equipment. Or making personal phone calls on your break to schedule doctor's appointments or whatever, they want to create an environment where you can't possibly work without doing something questionable at some point....even if MOST people/employers would not mind....another reason to hold your feet to the fire and hold it over your head when you want a raise/etc.
They used to judge this by gas usage, if you started using a lot more fuel, they ask what was up. It's a sign of vehicle problems or vehicle misuse if you can't explain why it's went up. With this at least they didn't know exactly what you were doing, but you knew they were watching. If they put a device specifically in the vehicle to watch where you go, then they should tell you so you can inform them of detours and what not if one comes up so it's not a problem later.
I worked at a place that had issues with me working through lunch after I started doing it to keep up with all the demands they were placing on me. I had to get a manager to sign off on it, then I had to tell them prior to doing it that I was going to be doing so. So, I did......made it as annoying as fucking possible for them because it was a bullshit rule I think they put in place because they were afraid I was going to file a complaint more than they thought I was lying.
A secret device just makes it so you WANT to catch them doing something against your policies so you have grounds to fire them IMO. Hell you might even be well within what their policy says, but if they want 2-3 months to bring 10 incidents to your attention, you might not remember half of them if they are far enough back to justify them. So then they have "questionable" tracking activity that may have been totally legitimate. I don't see a point in operating like that. Tell them the shit is being tracked, and if/when they disagree with that...they can leave your property at work and you'll have to find someway to reliable get a hold of them then...or another way to promote off hours work.
It's very similar to places that lock their machines down so much you can't do a simple 5 minute personal thing on their equipment during your break to save you the effort of going home at lunch to do the same thing on your home equipment. Or making personal phone calls on your break to schedule doctor's appointments or whatever, they want to create an environment where you can't possibly work without doing something questionable at some point....even if MOST people/employers would not mind....another reason to hold your feet to the fire and hold it over your head when you want a raise/etc.
