I don’t think my boss knows that I know there’s a camera in my office
I don’t know where to start because I’m not even sure if this is weird or not.
I started at this new job not long ago, and since the first day I’ve known there was a camera in my office.
I don’t think it’s necessarily weird to have cameras in an office setting, there’s cameras in all sorts of places for all kinds of reasons. But, the camera in my office isn’t any sort of built-in fixture. And MY individual office room is the only office with a camera in it.
On my first day of the job, I realized my boss was too “aware” of my actions. He said something to me that threw me off, and I knew he wouldn’t have brought it up unless he had been watching me do something. It was just TOO coincidental. But it was casual at the same time so it wasn’t a direct allusion to the camera he has. But immediately after that incident, I scanned around the room, and I found a camera nestled into a cubby with a small wire that leads into his adjacent office.
My other boss has also indirectly responded to my actions in the group chat. The few times I had spent an excessive amount of time on my phone were times that the “hey guys! Let me know if you guys need anything to work on, I know things are slow” messages would trickle in. Anything that seemed to hint at me being watched was also said or done ambiguously enough that they weren’t revealing anything about being able to see me, as if I’m not SUPPOSED to know I’m being watched, and that’s what is unsettling to me. The camera is pointed directly at ME. Not the door, not the front of my desk, not anywhere else that would make sense for security. Ive looked at everyone else’s offices and didnt see a single camera. The camera is pointed specifically at ME. And I don’t even deal with money or anything that could be stolen
I don’t know if I should bring this up. I’m not entirely mad, and I guess I understand the reasoning, like making sure im “on task” or some shit. It just bothers me a little that I can be watched whenever, and they never even disclosed that. I feel like someone being constantly monitored has the right to know that they are. Especially since I’m the ONLY one being watched like this
I atleast use it to my advantage, because I atleast know NOT to be on my phone lol.