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We are looking for a great commercial or free tool which can monitor all our remote employees and keep the reports centrally. We need it similar to Elance WorkView or oDesk "Team Room", what these tools do is:
- Take screenshots at random interval.
- Track the activity on computer based on key strokes. (not a necessity)
It doesn't necessarily need to track time but will be good to have, our aim is to monitor employees and make sure they're working - that's all.
I'll give oDesk Team Room 10/10 and I haven't been able to find such tool. Is there anyone who can suggest such tool?
Thanks
As someone who has both worked remotely, and hired remotely, I think for some kinds of jobs, having the screenshot option can help keep people honest. This isn't something you'd use for a programmer or a long-term employee, but for a contractor who's just clocking up time doing something fairly 'linear'. The alternative to 'not monitoring' may simply be not hiring them in the first place. One thing I've done is hire via oDesk (which has monitoring), and once I trust someone, move to a direct relationship. – David N. Welton – 2015-02-21T09:13:02.740
As someone who works remotely, I second this. – andygrunt – 2012-04-07T11:24:31.390