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Woman fired after company uses keystroke technology to monitor her work from home
NY Post ^ | 08/09/2023 | Clare Sibthorpe

Posted on 08/09/2023 7:19:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A major insurance company used keystroke technology on an employee’s work laptop to test whether she was working her designated hours — and it ended terribly for her.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has rejected an unfair dismissal application brought by former Insurance Australia Group (IAG) consultant Suzie Cheikho, finding she was fired for a “valid reason of misconduct.”

According to the commission’s published finding, Cheikho was responsible for creating insurance documents, meeting regulatory timelines, and monitoring “work from home compliance,” among other significant roles.

Ironically, her own work-from-home performance marked the end of her 18-year career with the company.

According to the FWC findings, Cheikho was fired on February 20 for missing deadlines and meetings, being absent and uncontactable, and failing to complete a task which caused the industry regulator to fine IAG.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: australia; company; keystroke; labor; spying; technology; woman
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I can't imagine what people do at home while working
1 posted on 08/09/2023 7:19:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Some people are lazy at home while others get more done without office distractions.

In ten years it’ll be irrelevant as all these work from home button pushers get replaced by cheaper and more reliable AI.


2 posted on 08/09/2023 7:22:59 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She is unbelievable unguilty.

She’s been w/ the co. for 18 years? What? Did she start in the 4th grade?


3 posted on 08/09/2023 7:23:57 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I worked at home for one month in February 2020.
I made breakfast. Did laundry. Went skiing on day. I did my job too. I am on straight commission too. So, I only get paid based on actually buying and selling something.
Basically, you have to be self motivated.


4 posted on 08/09/2023 7:24:00 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“I can’t imagine what people do at home while working.”

I work.

Mostly.

L


5 posted on 08/09/2023 7:24:49 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Migraine

“She is unbelievable unguilty.”

She does look to have a lot of air between her ears.


6 posted on 08/09/2023 7:26:50 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well who else tunes into CNN’s daily programming!??


7 posted on 08/09/2023 7:27:10 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Migraine

AI plastic surgery?


8 posted on 08/09/2023 7:30:09 AM PDT by Paladin2 (11.000)
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To: Migraine

Ya... She would be one I’d promise to go easy on, but shortly after she holds up her end of the bargain, I’d get up and open the door for the arresting officers... Heheheheheeeee!!


9 posted on 08/09/2023 7:30:31 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: ChicagoConservative27

You can do whatever you want when you work from home, but you’d better meet your deadlines.


10 posted on 08/09/2023 7:32:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Migraine

Looks like a Barbie doll. Lots of work there.


11 posted on 08/09/2023 7:33:19 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti m..ade from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Migraine
She is unbelievable unguilty.

You may need to step back and reassess...here's a "wider" full-body pic:


12 posted on 08/09/2023 7:35:01 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper (“A nation without a central bank is like a digestive tract without a tapeworm.” F. Saunders)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Since she is now available, I might have a position for her ;)


13 posted on 08/09/2023 7:39:01 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Some people aren’t cut out for work-from-home because they lack discipline. This lady, in particular, fits that category.

I’ve been work-from-home since the Plandemic started, as well as others, and during that time I’ve noticed there are specifically two categories of people:

1) Those who are lazy or unable to manage themselves. They’re often hard to reach, miss deadlines, and to get any work at all out of them, you have to constantly stay on a call with them to make sure they’re working.

2) Those who are disciplined, work hard, and produce well. These are typically driven individuals who understand that work is a responsibility, and others depend on that work getting done in a timely manner. These people are typically very punctual and thorough in their work, and very capable of managing themselves.

Guess which of those two actually do well with work-from-home? Incidentally, my workplace has called most people back into the office, but a select few who live a certain number of miles away from office who meet expectations were given the option to continue WFH as long as performance keeps up. I fell into that category because I understand the value of work and the discipline needed to make sure the work assigned to me is done promptly and correctly.

Some people just lack good work ethic. These individuals are wholly incompatible with work-from-home. They view it as an entitlement. I see it as a privilege and a reward for doing hard work.


14 posted on 08/09/2023 7:45:19 AM PDT by cross_bearer_02
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To: TexasFreeper2009

She looks remarkably plastic to me. Back when I was single, a woman with her appearance would make me think “high maintenance”.


15 posted on 08/09/2023 7:46:38 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Cheikho (love that name) is just the tip of the iceberg where you’re talking about a large population of entitled “work-at-home” females of a certain age. So hard to figure out what they actually are doing when they should be “keystroking” instead. Talk about creating a monster.


16 posted on 08/09/2023 7:46:38 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: Towed_Jumper

Fourt’two thirt’ninefiftysix
You could say she’s got it all


17 posted on 08/09/2023 7:48:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Work...work harder at home than in the office.


18 posted on 08/09/2023 7:49:40 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I did this back in the 90s to prove a secretary was logging off her computer 1/2 hour early and pretending to work. Canned her with full HR support.


19 posted on 08/09/2023 7:50:35 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: Tell It Right

you are probably right.


20 posted on 08/09/2023 7:51:33 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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