Lol. It was me.
For what? I don't work.
I just bought the mechanical one an hour ago.
Manager Catches Remote Worker Pretending to Work with "Mouse Jiggler" App
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I just bought the mechanical one an hour ago.
I bought the hardware mouse jiggler, then submitted it as an expense and the company reimbursed me for it. 
I'm kidding, I did not do that. My last job ended up being work from home. I wouldn't avoid work or miss meetings, but I would get a lot of downtime. I bought a Bluetooth headset for phone calls and installed a wireless mouse. If I had to do something somewhere else in the house, I would just put the mouse in my pocket. If I was just sitting, I'd set it on my thigh. That way it never showed as idle.
I'm kidding, I did not do that. My last job ended up being work from home. I wouldn't avoid work or miss meetings, but I would get a lot of downtime. I bought a Bluetooth headset for phone calls and installed a wireless mouse. If I had to do something somewhere else in the house, I would just put the mouse in my pocket. If I was just sitting, I'd set it on my thigh. That way it never showed as idle.
They slip generic verbiage into your employee agreement that says you agree to be monitored. But they take it to the extreme especially when they want to reduce headcount.Do employees have to consent to being watched on camera or does the security team automatically do it? I know it's the companies laptop but damn that is like micro-managing to the max.
In my case it was a Supervisor not liking me because I kept talking shyt to him. That would get you put you on a list for extra monitoring. That way they can build a case against you. Since I helped manage the software I knew when they would record my activity. I was gone way before they got the chance to fire me. Especially since I knew their playbook.
I just made a script that doesn’t allow my computer to sleep but at the same time doesn’t allow my computer to say I’m away. If they were to catch me I’d just say I was tired of my computer going to sleep while I’m waiting on stuff. It ain’t a great excuse but it’ll work.
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If you’re underutilized you should probably stack a second job and be overemployed. The checks are really nice
Taking another job is one of the top ways to lose a good WFH gig… installing a ‘mouse jiggler’ onto a work computer is def at the top of the list tho
You do not know what you are talking about, at all.Taking another job is one of the top ways to lose a good WFH gig… installing a ‘mouse jiggler’ onto a work computer is def at the top of the list tho
I heard a Live youtube video playing, helps.
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lol or maybe we just work different jobs….
But if my employer found out that I was currently employed at another company while also working my current job? I’d probably get let go quickly for not disclosing that, very best case scenario they’d give me an ultimatum to quit the other job immediately. I work a full-time job, they don’t call it that just for fun. If you got a different type of setup then kudos to you, I think?
But I’m also making a little under half a million at my job, so I’m not fukkin up my gig for no side hustle
As others have said running an app is risky and so is installing a usb-based device as any hardware events can be logged by the computer...
If you have a roomba or one of those floor vacuums, tape the mouse to the top of the roomba...let it run, take a nap...
Need to make a run to the store, movies, or mall while WFH? ...Get a hot spot, hit that vpn, run a youtube video about the history of economic policies or really long subject, that keeps your session active and not idle...then you are good to go.
I had a linkedin training session, let the session autocomplete through the day, took a nap, certified 6 hours later lol...
WFH is the ultimate finesse..
I nearly got busted during a teams meeting because I was on an unscheduled vacation and my friend on the call heard an airport bus go by but my manager didn't sign on yet...I was supposed to be home...nice and quiet. My friend covered for me and txted me later..."Have a safe flight lol"...
Manager had no idea and I just said a major Windows update happened and it took up the meeting time to finish...
I keep my backup laptop with me at all times and fully charged now during my WFH days...
If you have a roomba or one of those floor vacuums, tape the mouse to the top of the roomba...let it run, take a nap...
Need to make a run to the store, movies, or mall while WFH? ...Get a hot spot, hit that vpn, run a youtube video about the history of economic policies or really long subject, that keeps your session active and not idle...then you are good to go.
I had a linkedin training session, let the session autocomplete through the day, took a nap, certified 6 hours later lol...
WFH is the ultimate finesse..
I nearly got busted during a teams meeting because I was on an unscheduled vacation and my friend on the call heard an airport bus go by but my manager didn't sign on yet...I was supposed to be home...nice and quiet. My friend covered for me and txted me later..."Have a safe flight lol"...
Manager had no idea and I just said a major Windows update happened and it took up the meeting time to finish...
I keep my backup laptop with me at all times and fully charged now during my WFH days...
I don't have the option to work from home, so I'm just asking to understand. What type of work do you do, and why can they regulate your location? I have a cousin that lives in Chicago but they work in Denver. They travel all year round and take their laptops (her and her husband). I never thought to ask if it was frowned upon because they're both so causal about it, but they're almost never in Chicago more than a month at a time