Wells Fargo massively dismissed employees who installed programs to simulate work on their PCs. The software deceived programs for tracking employees – it faked the movement of the mouse cursor and keyboard clicks. The management did not appreciate the cunning of the employees and sent them to look for another job.
Excessive resourcefulness leads to problems
More than 12 Wells Fargo employees were out of work. They simulated a busy workplace by installing software on their PCs to simulate the operation of the mouse and keyboard, and they spent their working time at their own discretion. According to Tom's Hardware, the employer was not happy with their actions and excluded them from the staff.
Wells Fargo is one of the oldest giants of the American financial system. The banking company was founded in 1852 and is currently one of the largest banks in the United States. It provides financial and insurance services not only in this country, but also in Puerto Rico and Canada. For more than 170 years of its existence, it has entered the top 10 most expensive companies in the United States.
On the work PCs of Wells Fargo employees, specialized software is installed that literally monitors employees, determining whether they are on site and whether they are busy with work. Many managers tried to force their subordinates to install such software even on home PCs, when the whole world went to remote work, but this practice did not take root – many employees said that they would not put any extra software on personal computers that the company did not buy them.
Dismissed Wells Fargo employees couldn't remove surveillance software from their work PCs, so they decided to trick them with special software to simulate working at a computer. They were quickly identified and asked to leave.
Unethical behavior is not our choice
Wells Fargo officially confirmed the information about the dismissal of overly resourceful employees, but did not name the exact number of them. Its representatives told Bloomberg that the company is not going to tolerate unethical behavior of employees (does not tolerate unethical behavior), and that those who are listed in its staff, it requires compliance with the highest standards of behavior (holds employees to the highest standards).
By the time the material was released, there was no information about what other consequences might await the now former Wells Fargo employees who decided to compete with the company. But anyone can try to pull off a similar trick with their employer, who tracks employees ' activities using specialized software.
Tom's Hardware writes that software that simulates mouse movement and keyboard operation can be easily found on the Internet. Instructions for using them are available in a wide variety of social networks and communities.
There you can also find hardware solutions to the problem of not wanting to sit at a computer for eight hours a day or more without a break. They are useful for those whose employers prohibit installing third-party software on their work PCs.
Such gadgets are available for free sale and are relatively inexpensive – for example, on Amazon they can be found for about $20. The Network also has a lot of instructions for self-assembly of such gadgets – for example, they are often made on the basis of a super-cheap single-board computer Raspberry Pi Pico, the cost of which at the time of the release of the material started from $4.
A safer way
There is another way to carve out some free time in the middle of the working day, while not using any third-party software, or homemade or purchased hardware. CNews wrote that this only requires Internet access.
There is a White Screen website on the web that allows you to display an imitation of the operating system update window. This process, as you know, is often very slow – in the site settings, you can specify how fast the fake update installation will go, that is, how much free time the PC user will have.
Moreover, not only modern operating systems are supported, but also very ancient ones, for example, 23-year-old Windows XP. In case the management does not believe in such a trick with the update, you can display the "blue screen of death" window using the same service.
Excessive resourcefulness leads to problems
More than 12 Wells Fargo employees were out of work. They simulated a busy workplace by installing software on their PCs to simulate the operation of the mouse and keyboard, and they spent their working time at their own discretion. According to Tom's Hardware, the employer was not happy with their actions and excluded them from the staff.
Wells Fargo is one of the oldest giants of the American financial system. The banking company was founded in 1852 and is currently one of the largest banks in the United States. It provides financial and insurance services not only in this country, but also in Puerto Rico and Canada. For more than 170 years of its existence, it has entered the top 10 most expensive companies in the United States.
On the work PCs of Wells Fargo employees, specialized software is installed that literally monitors employees, determining whether they are on site and whether they are busy with work. Many managers tried to force their subordinates to install such software even on home PCs, when the whole world went to remote work, but this practice did not take root – many employees said that they would not put any extra software on personal computers that the company did not buy them.
Dismissed Wells Fargo employees couldn't remove surveillance software from their work PCs, so they decided to trick them with special software to simulate working at a computer. They were quickly identified and asked to leave.
Unethical behavior is not our choice
Wells Fargo officially confirmed the information about the dismissal of overly resourceful employees, but did not name the exact number of them. Its representatives told Bloomberg that the company is not going to tolerate unethical behavior of employees (does not tolerate unethical behavior), and that those who are listed in its staff, it requires compliance with the highest standards of behavior (holds employees to the highest standards).
By the time the material was released, there was no information about what other consequences might await the now former Wells Fargo employees who decided to compete with the company. But anyone can try to pull off a similar trick with their employer, who tracks employees ' activities using specialized software.
Tom's Hardware writes that software that simulates mouse movement and keyboard operation can be easily found on the Internet. Instructions for using them are available in a wide variety of social networks and communities.
There you can also find hardware solutions to the problem of not wanting to sit at a computer for eight hours a day or more without a break. They are useful for those whose employers prohibit installing third-party software on their work PCs.
Such gadgets are available for free sale and are relatively inexpensive – for example, on Amazon they can be found for about $20. The Network also has a lot of instructions for self-assembly of such gadgets – for example, they are often made on the basis of a super-cheap single-board computer Raspberry Pi Pico, the cost of which at the time of the release of the material started from $4.
A safer way
There is another way to carve out some free time in the middle of the working day, while not using any third-party software, or homemade or purchased hardware. CNews wrote that this only requires Internet access.
There is a White Screen website on the web that allows you to display an imitation of the operating system update window. This process, as you know, is often very slow – in the site settings, you can specify how fast the fake update installation will go, that is, how much free time the PC user will have.
Moreover, not only modern operating systems are supported, but also very ancient ones, for example, 23-year-old Windows XP. In case the management does not believe in such a trick with the update, you can display the "blue screen of death" window using the same service.
