23 WFH staff quit after billionaire John Morgan installs camera on laptop to monitor remote employees
Billionaire John Morgan highlighted issues with remote work, claiming employees seek less accountability. After his firm changed work from home policy, 23 employees resigned, he revealed in his anecdote.
In a controversial move, billionaire John Morgan installed cameras on laptops to monitor remote employees at his personal injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan. The initiative resulted in 23 employees resigning within the first week of the work-from-home policy being introduced. The billionaire, who is the founder of the firm and has a net worth of $1.5 billion, shared his thoughts on the matter during an appearance on The Iced Coffee Hour podcast.
Morgan expressed his belief that many employees seeking remote work were actually looking for less supervision and accountability, rather than just the flexibility of working from home. He recounted his own experience, stating, "We won't look at you," but rather the employees would be reduced to pixels on their screens. Morgan's firm has been involved in several high-profile legal cases, including a major lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and a class action lawsuit against a data broker for a data breach.
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