CEO sends CCTV footage of employees in a group work chat while's he's out of town: 'He's watching us. I'm quitting tomorrow'

Imagine going about your workday, only to discover that your boss is watching your every move. This CEO couldn't trust his employees enough to fulfill their daily tasks and responsibilities while he was away on a business trip. In fact, his lack of trust was so egregious that he decided to plant cameras and carefully monitor the CCTV footage of his team at their respective work stations in his absence. The fact that he had the audacity to film his employees without their approval and then to reveal that he has been watching them this whole time speaks volumes about the safety and health of this workplace environment. No one wants to work for an employer who is that dishonest, manipulative, and unnecessarily authoritative.

This kind of behavior also speaks to how out of touch this CEO must be. Clearly, this man comes from a generation and a culture where intimidation was the proper tactic to keep employees under his control. What he didn't realize was that his so-called "leadership tactics" actually ended up being the worst way to maintain loyalty and solidarity among his team members.

Instead, it did quite the opposite. Now, his employees are calling his tactics into question. In fact, the author of this anecdote has already decided that he's going to quit. It's as if watching your employees like a hawk in order to keep them in check actually resulted in them wanting to leave the nest, so to speak. Keep scrolling for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section.

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"The CEO sends screenshots of CCTV footage taken in the office to our work group chat, implying that he’s watching us. I’m quitting tomorrow."

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Here's hoping that this employee finds a better employment opportunity moving forward, one that allows them the flexibility to complete their tasks and responsibilities their own way without the feeling of being micromanaged or surveilled. Let this story serve as an urgent reminder to any bosses out there who are considering monitoring their team members in this way. It's simply not a good idea. If you're worried about someone's level of productivity, have a conversation about their work ethic and consider imposing some deadlines. Watching their every move is a violation of their trust, not to mention it's also a waste of your time as a manager!
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