'I'm not okay with this': Partner advocates for location tracking of all lawyers in the firm, associate refuses

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 14, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

We all have paranoia about sharing our locations with friends and family indefinitely. What if a friend finds out I'm at a party they weren't invited to? What if my mother sees that I'm home and therefore thinks it's ok to pop by? These are all valid concerns that are worthy of strong consideration before agreeing to share your location with someone in your life.

Now, imagine that the stakes were higher and the person requesting that you share your location with them is your boss. Wouldn't you feel like this would be an invasion of privacy or a crossing of boundaries, even if location sharing only exists during the work day? The partner at this Redditor's law firm seems to think that it is perfectly within his right to enforce these new location-sharing policies. Apparently, the Original Poster (OP) was the only associate who seemed to take immediate issue with this idea. This, of course, is shocking given that I could never imagine myself or my coworkers and colleagues feeling comfortable enough to let a policy like this come to fruition. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a fast food worker whose hours were suddenly cut for violating company policy.

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    "How do bosses not realize what boundaries are?!" BMW 2 GRAND TOUR A2. Utrecht Utrecht, Nederland
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    My boss makes all employees download life360
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    So I work as a lawyer in a litigation law firm. My boss/a sr. Advocate raised hue and cry about. the fact that lawyers say that they're busy in court and take breaks after their court matter before reporting back to the firm.
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    He's like the solution to this would be location tracking (EUREKA! ) So he suggested life360, an app he uses for his children as well. Call me a genz employee but I was ready to point blank state
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    that "I'm not okay with this" right to his face. But I soon noticed that all other employees were classic lickers who responded, "this is so interesting", etc etc and actually got themselves logged on the app.
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    Tbh, i did download the app but then did not give adequate permissions. While I was constantly being nagged by my boss
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    and a b colleague to allow permissions, I stated that I'll figure it out and got busy with work.
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    He literally almost bought the premium version and even started to look into apple find my phone and samsung tracking etc.
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    While I still spoke about data breaches that such tracking softwares are infamous for he is still adamant about device tracking.
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    I find this SO SO SO wrong. They should rather focus on timely payment of wages
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    He reiterated that if the location goes off there will be monetary fines and what not. I am so annoyed today. How do bosses not realise what boundaries are?!
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    Grandpa... 3h ago Repeat after me. I will not install any work related software on my personal cell phone.
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    • Expert_S... 3h ago if theyre not paying your cellphone bill they cant make you download
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    if they wanna buy a cheap phone to track you then just leave it at your desk
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    3h ago Edited 19n I'm a millennial and this would 100% not be ok with me either. He does it with his children....WE are not his children!
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    ExcitingE... 3h ago Yeah I would not install that on my personal phone because work asked / directed me to. If my location during work hours is that business critical
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    then issue me a work phone, or if that's too expensive issue everyone apple air tags they can carry during busines hours and leave at the office during non-business hours.
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    targhed 3h ago Just learn to say no.
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    whereism... . 3h ago This is an insane request to comply with
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    laddervic... 3h ago • If they want you to install ANYTHING you put it in the phone that they provided for you and you leave it in your locker when you're done for the day
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    • HatRemo... 3h ago Time to dust off that resume
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