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title: Employee Accountability - Is Video Surveillance Going Too Far?
description: SubItUp Online Scheduling and Management Software. Employee Video Surveillance Pros and Cons
image: https://blog.subitup.com/hs-fs/hub/19757/file-1963012907.jpg
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# [Employee Accountability - Is Video Surveillance Going Too Far?](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/video_surveillance)

Posted by [Taylor SubItUp](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/author/matthew-sprague)

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 Oct 28, 2014 4:00:00 PM

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I recently read a post on an industry discussion board![camera](https://blog.subitup.com/hs-fs/hub/19757/file-1963012907.jpg?width=190&name=file-1963012907.jpg) about employee accountability. This specific post had to do with weekend shifts and making sure employees were doing what was required.  A discussion board member offered up the idea of utilizing dropcam to keep an eye on things while there is no manager on duty. This immediately got me thinking about a George Orwell 1984 reference.  

However, considering I am a technology junky and I do believe that we should take advanatge of the tools that we have at our disposal, this did not seem so Big Brother'ish after all.   To use video surveillance or to not us video surveillance?  The answer is not black or white.   I keep coming up with various scenarios that have diffinitive answers in both directions.

Here is an example of over the top surveillance by using the Hitachi Business Microscope. - [**click here**](http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/02/opinion/greene-corporate-surveillance/)

Here is an example that would be pro-surveillance. - [**click here**](http://smallbusiness.chron.com/importance-video-camera-surveillance-workplace-11657.html)

What do you think?  Could your organization benefit from surveillance?  If so, for what reasons?  Please share your thoughts below.

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 Topics: [management advice](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/topic/management-advice), [employee management](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/topic/employee-management), [Blog Post](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/topic/blog-post), [scheduling employees](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/topic/scheduling-employees), [video surveillance](https://blog.subitup.com/online-scheduling-solutions-blog/topic/video-surveillance)

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