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Hoyt

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128. Then I would have stuck it in a drawer when I got home and left to do whatever I wanted if
Tue May 12, 2015, 07:49 PM
May 2015

concerned about tracking.

Like being on probation treestar May 2015 #1
They have those leg monitors they put on now... malthaussen May 2015 #9
Solution: leave the stupid phone at work Warpy May 2015 #2
Or turn it off. Then, if they retaliate for THAT, here comes the lawsuit :) arcane1 May 2015 #4
Isn't that exactly what allegeldy took place here. LisaL May 2015 #6
Slightly different, as the company issued the phone. arcane1 May 2015 #11
Doesn't sound like she could just turn off GPS tracking feature of the app. LisaL May 2015 #12
She could have turned the phone off ... GeorgeGist May 2015 #20
She claims she was required to keep the phone with her 24/7 to answer calls from clients. LisaL May 2015 #21
Forward all calls to a different phone. Renew Deal May 2015 #23
A very good point! arcane1 May 2015 #24
I'd hate to have a job like that Art_from_Ark May 2015 #33
They can still track your GPS, even with your phone off.n/t fasttense May 2015 #48
not if it's in a Faraday Cage! RoccoR5955 May 2015 #109
I've heard that also. And even if the phone is off it can be turned on remotely, appalachiablue May 2015 #120
The company had no business installing the Big Brother app to begin with meow2u3 May 2015 #106
Remember the guy that traveled in Europe with a dead battery in his I phone? Omaha Steve May 2015 #29
Well shit! I didn't need to hear that today :( arcane1 May 2015 #57
You and me both. A very very dumb phone. nt Hekate May 2015 #81
Yup! Sherman A1 May 2015 #5
Better yet, bvar22 May 2015 #16
That was my thought... dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #47
How do you do that when you are on call? Forwarding would be the same TheKentuckian May 2015 #116
he might get angry if she doesn't answer JI7 May 2015 #10
So what? 99Forever May 2015 #14
Doesn't sound like he liked it. LisaL May 2015 #18
Typically jobs of this type in this sector... Chan790 May 2015 #35
Gives a whole new meaning to wage slave. n/t fasttense May 2015 #49
$87K per year is hardly "an arm and a leg" groundloop May 2015 #52
^^^ this^^^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #111
Shit, I've been 24/7 365 on call for as low as 29k in the late 90's and never made over 42 on call. TheKentuckian May 2015 #115
I'm fairly certain slavery might still be illegal in the USA... 99Forever May 2015 #140
Yes. What a bloody nerve! Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #44
She claims in her lawsuit she was required to keep the phoen with her 24 hours a day to answer calls LisaL May 2015 #17
did he pay her ablamj May 2015 #30
In theory, yes. Chan790 May 2015 #36
In the military, many of the officer positions require you to be available 24/7. fasttense May 2015 #51
Many bosses demand 24/7 access to employees, particularly of Chiefs of Staff & Admin Assts leveymg May 2015 #28
I know there are jobs like that Warpy May 2015 #73
In territory sales, you work from your home & your car. RiverLover May 2015 #75
Funny, my dad did that while working his way up the ladder Warpy May 2015 #77
I agree! I feel like a serf. A scared serf. RiverLover May 2015 #80
I have a couple friends doing this. BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #113
Solution: Read the damn story before replying, and you won't say something dumb jeff47 May 2015 #97
Big brother is watching. LisaL May 2015 #3
Since it was company issued phone and not her personal phone, did she have Arkansas Granny May 2015 #7
I don't see anything mentioned either, but sounds like her job involved traveling to customer's LisaL May 2015 #8
Yes, it is in the lawsuit. ohnoyoudidnt May 2015 #22
My neighbor works for OfficeMax/OfficeDepot/Staples, or whatever the new monstrosity is called. Snarkoleptic May 2015 #50
I wouldn't take a job like that SusanCalvin May 2015 #61
Prison, virtual style. I remember reading that 19th c. textile factory workers were charged appalachiablue May 2015 #123
Hope she wins. I can't tell from the suit, though, if it was a company-issued petronius May 2015 #13
Company issued. LisaL May 2015 #15
Lawsuit seems to say it was a personal phone jeff47 May 2015 #99
Manager said he was using the program to continuously monitor her, during company AND personal time. progressoid May 2015 #19
If she was forced to keep it on, then that should be paid overtime. Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #25
It's in the contract. Chan790 May 2015 #37
This is only true for those covered by the FLSA Major Nikon May 2015 #63
Psychopaths run american corps these days, nothing surprises me randys1 May 2015 #26
That is damned creepy. Jamastiene May 2015 #27
For $7,250 a month 1939 May 2015 #31
That's your price, not sure if you're implying that it should be hers. Ed Suspicious May 2015 #34
I think the larger implication is Lonusca May 2015 #94
Interesting...two good sides to this FLPanhandle May 2015 #32
They have no need to settle unfortunately. Chan790 May 2015 #38
I wonder if the app was part of her work contract. FLPanhandle May 2015 #53
Technology shall make you free! tularetom May 2015 #39
Republicans want to run our government like a business. This is one reason to oppose them. She alfredo May 2015 #40
You don't get 24/7 on call, it isn't the same as simply having a company phone. TheKentuckian May 2015 #117
When clocked out it should have stopped monitoring her movements, but it didn't. alfredo May 2015 #130
I'm not down with it at all. I'm responding to the calls to leave the phone and all that. TheKentuckian May 2015 #134
There are times when you don't want to be found. If she is not paid to be on call, then alfredo May 2015 #135
obidience collar Locrian May 2015 #41
Good one- Slave collar for real. appalachiablue May 2015 #129
$7,250./mo = $1.28 approx/HR @ 24x30.4 days in a month. n/t 2naSalit May 2015 #43
Math FAIL! Munificence May 2015 #76
It is too! 2naSalit May 2015 #139
$7,250 divved by 30.4 by 24 = $9.94/hr druidity33 May 2015 #85
I would love to get paid $9+/hr to sleep, eat, grocery shop, & paid while cleaning my house etc. Sheepshank May 2015 #91
As a Union Steward... druidity33 May 2015 #132
Yeah, something went 2naSalit May 2015 #141
I think you didn't include the decimal point in the 30.4 when you multiplied. nt stevenleser May 2015 #89
Ooops! 2naSalit May 2015 #138
Why would secondvariety May 2015 #45
I can think of a few reasons Major Nikon May 2015 #64
I would have locked it in my desk at the end of my work day and walked away. blackspade May 2015 #46
Set up your company phone to forward all calls to your ladjf May 2015 #54
If you turn your phone off, does the GPS still work? Hoyt May 2015 #55
No, and more importantly, neither does the App brooklynite May 2015 #59
Sounds like the answer. Instead she'll end up blaming the evil corporation for firing her from her Hoyt May 2015 #62
Answer to what? Her phone had to be on so she could take calls from clients, even LisaL May 2015 #68
Late at night? I'm sorry, she was making enough to make a few sacrifices. Hoyt May 2015 #74
Sounds like he was cyberstalking her. alfredo May 2015 #131
Cybetstalking would be different. Still think she should have just quit, or thrown the thing in a Hoyt May 2015 #136
# 48. says GPS still works if the phone is off. appalachiablue May 2015 #125
Then I would have stuck it in a drawer when I got home and left to do whatever I wanted if Hoyt May 2015 #128
Truck drivers have had GPS on their company owned trucks for years. B Calm May 2015 #56
That's different. EL34x4 May 2015 #65
Actually, it's not a bit different. B Calm May 2015 #79
Unless they are required to be in the truck 24/7 it is. whatthehey May 2015 #90
You are responsible for company property and yes you are suppose to be available for dispatch 24/7. B Calm May 2015 #110
I have one of those too, same occupation category... RiverLover May 2015 #58
Ouch FLPanhandle May 2015 #69
I've been with them almost 7 years. Started with a Blackberry then upgraded to iphone. RiverLover May 2015 #71
I remember getting my first pager Lonusca May 2015 #93
There would be at least two, if not three more zeroes added to the penalty if I'm on that jury. 20score May 2015 #60
Agree! KT2000 May 2015 #70
Or being treated badly for going to the "wrong" church Mariana May 2015 #96
If I were on the jury, she'd be freakin' OWNING that company meow2u3 May 2015 #108
Yup yup yup. This! RedCappedBandit May 2015 #118
I wonder if he could access the camera too. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #66
Good for her PowerToThePeople May 2015 #67
If California made this illegal, could a corporation sue California in TPP-ISDR tribunals for loss Faryn Balyncd May 2015 #72
I find it very disturbing the way Employers are trying to control employees off the clock. diabeticman May 2015 #78
Oh brave new world, that has such people in it. Ugh. nt Hekate May 2015 #82
Brave new Hell. appalachiablue May 2015 #126
Contact information eridani May 2015 #83
You need to be fluent in Spanish to use the 800 numbers n/t eridani May 2015 #84
brave new world dembotoz May 2015 #86
I thought in a "right to work" state a person could be fired with no explanation. In other words patricia92243 May 2015 #87
That's an interesting point. RiverLover May 2015 #88
Yes, but that doesn't mean they can not provide an explanation. jeff47 May 2015 #98
Discrimination of a protected class or druidity33 May 2015 #133
Well she should collect enough retirement money for a good life malaise May 2015 #92
I can't think of many jobs where this sort of thing might be acceptable... hunter May 2015 #95
Agree this is abusive, but unlikely to change in a very loose labor market. Employers call appalachiablue May 2015 #124
Stupid is carrying your work issued cell phone while off duty Stinky The Clown May 2015 #100
Stupid is not bothering to read the article jeff47 May 2015 #101
Fine quit, and go find another job with an $85+K annual salary. Hoyt May 2015 #103
She didn't quit. She was fired. LisaL May 2015 #105
She should have just quit rather than breaking the rules, as stupid as rules were. Hoyt May 2015 #112
Rude is stating your disagreement in that manner Stinky The Clown May 2015 #122
So Hoyt calling someone stupid is just fine, but Hoyt not bothering to jeff47 May 2015 #137
While Ars is going to focus on the "tech" part of the story, we're ignoring something jeff47 May 2015 #102
unacceptable Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #104
its not a guestion of taking a job like this olddots May 2015 #107
She COULD have had some "fun" with her boss... PCIntern May 2015 #114
Not really, she'd then just be fired for not being available or responsive. TheKentuckian May 2015 #119
It was a JOKE... PCIntern May 2015 #121
Suddenly "American Beauty" is brought to mind... villager May 2015 #127
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