Subtle way to supervise workers
@allknowing (153529)
India
November 4, 2015 7:45pm CST
This lady had a flower shop. While she would sit at the entrance to the shop accepting orders her workers would be inside doing their job. She had placed a mirror at such an angle that she could see her workers from where she sat.
Do you think this was neat?
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11 responses
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
5 Nov 15
Employees are spied on more than they know but it is a way for a supervisor to ensure they are doing their jobs.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
@arthurchappell May be the staff forgets there are mirrors. But that is better than putting on their best behaviour when the boss is seen.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 15
A necessary evil in some ways as staff will get lazy and skive off if not watched - a boss walking round the shop floor will put staff on guard while mirrors and cameras are easily forgotten
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 15
@allknowing yes exactly that. OI have worked in places where some staff get lazy the instant the boss is out of site
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
That I would not know. I used to be just a buyer of flowers then but did not quite like the idea.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
5 Nov 15
I see nothing wrong in this arrangement. I've observed that in many stores/shops CCTV cameras are installed now a days and the owner keep monitoring their activities. I think she would have done it for convenience sake.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
Different circumstances require different methods. But I would have never liked if my boss did that to me.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
5 Nov 15
@allknowing - Of course her workers won't like to be spied because they are tied down and cannot just relax or yawn
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.@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
@dpk262006 It is better if one sees the supervisor than it is done in hiding.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
5 Nov 15
She should have come and asked for your advice before implementing her idea.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@allknowing Oh i see . well , she better install a CCTV then.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 15
many companies use CCTV for the same purpose - if she has a small number of workers all in one place a few mirrors suffices
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Nov 15
yes it is really neat as she sees without hovering over them making them nervous and yet she can telljust what is going on very subtle good for her
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
Also she did not have to move from her seat thus paying attention to her customers. May be she has now put a cctv
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
I would never work in such an environment.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
7 Nov 15
@allknowing I would love to work like that. I don't want her presence. haha!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
I have been to that shop a long time ago andcould see she was quite a business woman
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
5 Nov 15
Sort of, but it would be nice if she could trust them without needing the mirror.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Nov 15
I too felt the same way. I do not do that. Having said that probably she may have had some bitter experience leading to this.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
5 Nov 15
@allknowing Or it's psychological, in that having the mirror there, even if she's not watching closely, they think she is and work better with that in mind.
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