NH & MA Employee Tracking Searches Surge 60%

Holy smokes, this is a story you'll want to follow through until the end.

In a time in U.S. history when we are naturally suspicious of anything and everything, unfortunately, there's a new wave of feeling dubious about our employers.

A new study from softwarefinder.com says now that many workers are back in the office, there's more mistrusting by employees.

Key Points

Nationally, the reports says these are the headlines.

• 1 in 5 employees are monitored by an activity tracker
• Tracked employees are 73% more likely to distrust their employer
• Employees being monitored are 2x as likely to be job hunting as those who aren’t tracked
• 1 in 5 tracked employees use ‘mouse jigglers’ to fake activity on the job, and another 1 in 8 want to start

Statistics in New Hampshire & Massachusetts

Specifically diving further into New Hampshire and Massachusetts, "Google searches for 'employee tracking' skyrocketed 60% in NH & Mass between September and November, surging 37% since the start of 2024 alone."

That's a huge percentage of people possibly very unhappy with their current employment situation.

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Furthermore, "Derry, NH has seen a massive 233% increase in employee tracking searches, indicating heightened concerns in smaller towns and the cities seeing the biggest increases in search volume for employee tracking are: Hudson, NH (169%); Salem, NH (144%); Fall River, MA (56%); and Brockton, MA (42%)."

Boston and Cambridge have the highest percentage of searches for employer tracking, meaning there are a lot of work skeptics in these cities.

Manchester, being the most populated city in New Hampshire, is also seeing a dramatic rise in Google searches for employer tracking.

This makes for a precarious work situation, knowing your employer is watching your every move. You expect delivery services to be tracked, but in office tracking is part of the game now, and most don't support it for better productivity.