Response to Modern Times

Sims makes a very good point in his assessment of the privacy in the workplace issue. His assertion that people can avoid a lot of hassle by simply keeping their personal lives out of work is simple and succinct. For some reason, before reading Sims’ post, I never considered the fact that workers would have nothing to worry about at work if they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. If I knew I was doing nothing wrong, I would not be worried about my boss reading my emails or monitoring my keystrokes. But if I waste my days at work on Google Chat bad-mouthing the boss or recounting my debaucheries from the weekend before, I might have something to worry about. The fact that employers and required to inform employees about monitoring should be a sufficient enough warning for those who are prone to engaging in unproductive activities during the work day.