Clockwork Orange.
I sadly remember a time when most employees were considered to be part of the ‘family’. Today they are cogs in a machine. Easily replaced when broken and tossed into the trashcan of unemployment.
My personal experience with fitness in the workplace programs is that they want you to do the exercise on your own time.
A paid manager can be paid, but turned into a drill sergeant on unpaid time, heck no.
I worked in the call center world. The last thing we wanted was our people getting up and walking around.
The result is likely to be more fitness trackers at work, the tracking of employee activity data, the building of yoga studios in offices and the hiring of in-house doctors to run office health clinics,
Yeah all that will drive down the “cost of healthcare”.
NOT!
Just another tentacle controlling your life without your free consent.
The fascists don’t have to confront you directly: they just engage other agents to force your compliance. Your Dr.s, your insurance company and now, your employer.
I am getting too old for this sh**!
Over my dead body.
Anything that tracks me gets dismantled and microwaved.
My employer (before I retired) gave credit for fitness by giving you a lower premium price if you were fit. I heard somebody say the other day that they were offering a free Fitbit if you could maintain a certain fitness level but if you didn’t you had to pay for it. The difference is that it is voluntary.
I have a Fitbit and it helps keep me on track with my walking and other fitness. It keeps me from sitting too much. :-) They are a great piece of fitness equipment but they shouldn’t be mandatory in the workplace IMO. It is good to reward those that keep themselves fit and keep down costs though.
however...if you read up on this the only result is to stretch the ligaments.....
so you are more likely to have serious joint defects later.
Strong ligaments hold joint bones in place during movement and at rest, while surrounding muscles and tendons support the joint primarily during movement.
If the ligaments, tendons or muscles around the joint become weak, loose or torn, they may not be able hold the joint bones in place. As a result, a bone may partially or fully dislocate. You may hear a partial dislocation referred to as “subluxation.”
If they wish to pay for the Fitbit or any other brand monitor that’s fine by me.But I won’t be buying one.
Besides that,I have that function already on my IPhone.
I work for myself, but wear a fitbit 24/7. Love it!
I work in a machine shop. Wearing rings & watches is a no-no. I think that we can stipulate that anybody working in an office environment that doesn’t also have a gym memebership is probably not fit, if they are over - say 45. Why do we need to collect a bunch of data to quantify the details?
I work in a machine shop. Wearing rings & watches is a no-no. I think that we can stipulate that anybody working in an office environment that doesn’t also have a gym memebership is probably not fit, if they are over - say 45. Why do we need to collect a bunch of data to quantify the details?
“Give me liberty or give me death”
This kind of tyranny puts the above statement in to modern day focus.
This kind of thing is going to happen unless people show up in masses in the streets to demand this stop.
One of my former employers gave us new badges. Another employee sent me a link to the badge maker’s site. The maker promised computer reports on how many times and how much time each employee spent in the bathroom or smoking areas as well as reports on time in and out of the work area or plant. It would only take a slight adjustment to provide calories burned as well.
Try making one of these devices a requirement for welfare recipients and hear the cries of racism.
My blue heeler would just love to wear an activity tracking device.
So productive citizens could be forced to wear them-what about welfare parasites? Or do they spend all their time jogging and eating salads and yogurt?
State laws coming against this in 3...2...1...
Incrementalism moving forward. Just a few short steps away from mandating microchip implants in everyone to monitor eveyone and everything every time.
It’s a comin’, mark my words (pun intended)
No I won’t.