‘Bossware’ and burnout: The psychology of workplace surveillance, with Tara Behrend, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
Kim Mills
4.5 • 839 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:30.3 | Are you being watched by Bossware? |
| 0:33.2 | If so, you're not alone. |
| 0:35.3 | In recent years, an increasing number of employers |
| 0:37.8 | have begun using electronic surveillance methods |
| 0:40.6 | to keep tabs on their employees. |
| 0:42.8 | From keystroke trackers and webcams |
| 0:44.8 | that record remote workers every move, |
| 0:47.2 | to video tools that look for signs of fatigue |
| 0:49.6 | on truckers' faces, to devices that track the movement |
| 0:53.7 | and location of warehouse workers, an increasing number of us |
| 0:57.4 | across a wide range of jobs are being monitored while we work. Employers say that the tools help |
| 1:03.6 | improve productivity and in some cases safety, but critics contend that monitoring invades |
| 1:09.6 | workers' privacy and often does more harm than good. |
| 1:13.2 | Today we're going to talk to a psychologist who studies workplace digital surveillance about how being watched changes workers' behavior. |
| 1:20.6 | How common are these digital surveillance devices? |
| 1:23.6 | And how are they being used in different industries? |
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