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Watch out, half your colleagues are 'spying' on you
By SiliconIndia | Thursday, 13 August 2009, 19:24 Hrs |
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The study revealed that the workers searched online for their colleagues' and managers' social networking pages, blogs they have commented on and forums they are members of, in the hope of finding some hidden personal secrets. The study suggests that this may ultimately lead to better relationships within the workplace.
"Over 40 percent of employees have the advantage of knowing what their manager likes to do in their spare time and what better way to impress your boss than to show an interest in their favorite hobby?," says Andy Barr, Chief Communications Officer of Yasni.
Recently, a survey revealed that more than one-third of IT professionals abuse administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details or board-meeting proceedings.
Data security company Cyber-Ark surveyed more than 400 senior IT professionals in the U.S. and Britain, and found that 35 percent admitted to snooping, while 74 percent said they could access information that was not relevant to their role. In a similar survey last year, 33 percent of IT professionals admitted to snooping, which shows that the trend is increasing and it is time to watch out.
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1:
Indian companies have always been a victim of so called chamchas or spys for that matter.This is the reason why some companies leap ahead while others dont depending upon the number of chamchas it has.
Posted by:ashok
- 05 Sep, 2009
2:
at certain level its bad but sometimes it helps company in understanding its employees behaviour.
Posted by:megha
- 22 Aug, 2009
3:
How confidential is then the highly confidential red tape files, military records, and other key bodies if spying is so common in corporates. Hacking is a spygame and a rapidly advancing nation such as China too is facing the problem of net hackers, password stealing and felony. This is much worse than terrorism. Lets not forget he who cheats on others get dumped
Posted by:elitevenkat.kashyap
- 14 Aug, 2009
4:
why people fearing from others, Do your own work that is best for you. Don't worry about others.
Posted by:Ranbir singh Gahir
- 14 Aug, 2009
5:
Do your own job. If u are good in job. you can face anything. Think your own way to be good.
ASIF Replied to: Ranbir singh Gahir
- 17 Aug, 2009
6:
Spying on colleagues is wrong and should not be allowed.
Posted by:krishna
- 14 Aug, 2009
7:
Spying is prevalent in all organisations even if only 2 people work. In India it is called chamchas who rule the roost to please their bosses by giving them information about what other employees talks & thinks about the bosses & what work they do.
Posted by:sheshadri
- 14 Aug, 2009
8:
I totally agree with you seshadri.
Krishna Ashok Replied to: sheshadri
- 14 Aug, 2009
9:
the indians only considered abt the employee's personals, it's an such a stupid activity, the company give mny to staff's for their works that solve, otherwise those are not relation, so when indians stop their stupid activites then only our country will grow
Posted by:senthil
- 14 Aug, 2009
10:
Ye ekkada unnau ra nanja kodaka pichu kudi denga nuvu tamil ante ante ra anduru dengataru neeku.
gopal Replied to: senthil
- 14 Aug, 2009
11:
Ye Senthilya Chayla tu pan indian aahe na? Melya mag kashala indians are like this mhanto? Tuza aayila. Gappa bas ki bhadkov.
gopal Replied to: senthil
- 14 Aug, 2009
14:
why do u think that indians r the ones who spy on other employee's personals. I think u r one of then who is doing this.
Xyz Replied to: senthil
- 14 Aug, 2009
15:
Survey should be conducted for how many Girls are spying on Guys etc ...
Posted by:Deepak
- 13 Aug, 2009
16:
Hay Guys.. I was just kidding. Actually the survey is quite useful. It is one of the tactics to know your Boss or colleague a bit more personally so that it will be easy to work with. That is why in Job interviews they ask "Tell me something about yourself which is not the resume." If you want to understand a person as a whole spying is fine as per me. You are just trying to “understand†the other person as a whole apart from just "I am software Engg from such and such company with some years of experience." In Long run it the relation how you keep with your Boss or fellow employee matters.
Deepak Replied to: Deepak
- 14 Aug, 2009
17:
we'll conduct a survey on your sisters and other ladies that after how many men they are.
trkumar Replied to: Deepak
- 14 Aug, 2009
20:
Will be easy for the Guys to decide which girl to pick. :)
Deepak Replied to: Ghilli
- 14 Aug, 2009
22:
I will tell u... Guys Spy all Girls. 100% survey completed.
Deepak Replied to: Deepa
- 14 Aug, 2009
24:
Shows that people dont do their work in work place
Posted by:Pravin
- 13 Aug, 2009
25:
The study suggests that this may ultimately lead to better relationships within the workplace. Haha.. I doubt so... It could turn reverse as well.
Posted by:Varun
- 13 Aug, 2009
26:
Yea true.. Just Search Out on Youtube that "How your facebook account can get you fired." well i do same
Ashish Gilhotra Replied to: Varun
- 13 Aug, 2009
27:
Very true.
Let me wager and say that it almost always turns reverse !
Let me wager and say that it almost always turns reverse !
Laltika Replied to: Varun
- 13 Aug, 2009
28:
I do not like person who want to impress me. I rarely get impressed this way. I do not like false things. I this kind of logic that it can help in better relationship is wrong. It can help a crook initially. but not in long run.
Satya Prakash Replied to: Varun
- 13 Aug, 2009
29:
if you are a boss... there aren't many like you... :)
if u r not, then u just told us 1 reason for 'y u r not'... :)
if u r not, then u just told us 1 reason for 'y u r not'... :)
moxofi Replied to: Satya Prakash
- 14 Aug, 2009
30:
Excellent reasoning :) however not sure if these things really do matter in non govt institutions.
Ganesh Singh Replied to: moxofi
- 14 Aug, 2009
31:
Perfectly correct!
Ved from Victoria Institutions Replied to: Satya Prakash
- 14 Aug, 2009
32:
Most of the people will have the habit of knowing the secrets of others. In my company a person has got such a strong network, that he will come to know everything even what is happening in board meeting. Chaywala, house keeping walla, drivers, security guards etc etc etc ..... every body will inform that guy, the secrets. It is too worst.
Gopal Replied to: Ved from Victoria Institutions
- 14 Aug, 2009
33:
Please read my Blog 'Can you train a cat like training a dog?'
You are absolutely correct.
You are absolutely correct.
Posted by:nandakumar kartha
- 13 Aug, 2009
34:
Yes that true, just few days after creation of fresh account on face book. I was given special attention following my activities. Spying on my activities he him self left organisation and later on I was told by One of my senior collegue that I was spyed
suresh Replied to: nandakumar kartha
- 14 Aug, 2009
35:
the only thing Indian colleague know is to cut the competition as they already know there are better Indians available every Indian employee. i have also faced the same when my colleague has gossiped against me to my boss, while they do the same mistake. all I can say is guys grow up we have left school long time back. I rather pity those colleagues of mine than get angry on them. i wish we had better psychological counselling in India for those metally retarded people.....
debashish mahapatra Replied to: suresh
- 14 Aug, 2009
36:
True words debashish, but in corporate world, favouritism join hands with partiality which plays a main role in selecting a person for next level of promotion. I believe in confidence & visibility, doing right things at right time, and never fear to do criticism, at right time..
The major problem is in India, most of the sub-ordinates, don't directly approach to supervisors / their managers to discuss with them. Their fear is the best devil which kills their confidence.
The major problem is in India, most of the sub-ordinates, don't directly approach to supervisors / their managers to discuss with them. Their fear is the best devil which kills their confidence.
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- 15 Aug, 2009
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