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cybergroupahm-blog · 4 months ago
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Efficient Biometric Time Attendance System in Ahmedabad - https://www.cybergroup.in/time-attendance-system/
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jsluvtzu · 1 year ago
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weekend gigs
kim dahyun x fem!reader
summary: the new girl makes your shift worthwhile
cw: none, men dni
wc: 1.7k
a/n: my favorite pic of dahyun ever 😞 seeing clips of her playing piano inspired me to write this. she’s so gf i love her
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it was a particularly busy sunday evening. the bustling environment in the restaurant simmered down as the faint sound of a piano filled the room.
you were busy waiting on tables in the main dining area as well, constantly on the move to attend to every customer.
“i heard we got a new saturday player.. they finally let poor john rest,” your coworker said.
john was an older gentleman — he was a lounge pianist at the restaurant for about 9 years.
he genuinely loved spending his weekends there, but he was growing weaker at his age, unable to hit the right keys or play the right notes anymore.
you swiftly picked up a tray full of dishes that the cook handed you, “aw, really? i’ll actually kinda miss john.. he was a sweetheart,” you said, slightly disheartened, but glad that he was getting the rest that he deserved.
you wondered who the new player could be, but the three tables waiting for your attention cut your curiosity short.
as you made your way to a seated couple in the lounge area, you subtly glanced over to the stage to catch a glimpse of the newbie.
a.. woman?, you thought.
you couldn’t see much of this unexpected woman in the quick glance that you took — her dark, long, wavy hair draped over her shoulder.
it was a refreshing change to see a new person on the stage for once — nothing against sweet old john, but it was just time for a new set of songs.
quickly taking their order, you excused yourself and made your way back to the kitchen, purposely taking the route that would get you as close to the stage as possible.
the melody that she played grew louder as you approached her, the skill practically bouncing off her fingertips.
you held the notepad tightly in your hand as you passed by the grand piano, tracking the woman with your head locked onto observing her features.
woah, was all you could think of as you finally saw her face — her glowing skin, a faint smile on her lips, and her captivating eyes.
the woman felt you staring at her and took her eyes off of her note sheet to meet yours.
she smiled wide at you, making you nearly collide with another waiter, your head never once turning away from her.
“oh shit- sorry!” you apologized, reluctantly peeling your eyes away to plead with your coworker not to kill you.
a few hours passed and your shift finally ended.
you punched in your code to clock out of the system in the back, deeply sighing out as you stretched your back and waited for the computer to load.
the restaurant was fairly empty at that point, the late hours creeping up on the corporate workers that came in to relax before a long week of work.
you grabbed your backpack and headed out to leave, still hearing the entrancing sounds coming from the ambient lounge.
stopping in your tracks, you decided against leaving right away and traipsed your way over to the entrance of the lounge hall.
she was still up there playing away, her smile never fading.
you made your way over to an empty couch towards the middle and set your things down, taking a seat and immediately feeling yourself relax.
the way she swayed along slightly with the music and gracefully moved her hands on the keys made your tired lips curl into a slight smile. you could see the passion and love she had for music in the way she tenderly played every note with precision.
every once in a while, the woman would look over her shoulder at you and smile, almost like she was checking on you.
time passed by in the blink of an eye — what felt like five minutes quickly turned into thirty.
you were the only one left in the lounge now, the once busy night turning into a quiet and peaceful one.
the woman ended her last song with a drawn out riff, sitting up straight and stretching her wrists from fatigue.
you followed her action and took your chin out of the hand you had rested on your knee, sitting up slowly.
you were contemplating if you should sneak out before she thinks you’re weird for watching her that long, or if you should just stay and talk to this pretty, pretty lady.
ultimately, you decided on the former, grabbing your bag and quietly shuffling your way to the exit.
“wait! i- i just-” the woman blurted, shooting up from the bench and frantically stepping down the small stairs on the front of the stage.
you froze and snapped your head in her direction, anticipating a creeped out response.
her high heels thumped against the velvet carpet, “i just wanted to say thank you for.. staying.”
she was face to face with you now — fidgeting with the ends of her black dress and beaming at you with nothing except gratitude in her eyes.
you gripped the strap of your backpack hanging on your right shoulder as she came closer to you, praying you didn’t stink of any food or worse.
“y-yeah, it was nothing really. i enjoyed watching you or- not watching you i just really enjoyed your performance.. skills… yeah,” you stuttered, tripping over your own jumbled words under her gaze.
she let out a small laugh at your shyness, squinting and smiling with her pretty eyes, “well, i’m glad you enjoyed it,” she held out her hand, “i’m dahyun. it’s actually my first night here!”
you took her hand and introduced yourself with a firm handshake, “nice to meet you dahyun, i’m y/n,” you said with a returned smile, “how often do you plan on playing here?”
“i actually took up all the weekend spots. i think it’s more fun to play when people come with a work stress-free mind anyways,” she said, dropping her hand from your grasp and reaching it up to tuck her hair behind her ear.
how convenient — it just so happens that you worked the night shifts every weekend.
“yeah? the boss must really like you then. it’s not common for him to have an artist play consecutively like that.”
you wondered just how talented dahyun was for your boss to take her on so often.
dahyun nodded, “i guess so.. i just played a song for him one day and he signed me on for all weekends!” she said with another bright smile.
“how can you even play so well? seriously, i’m amazed at how talented you are on that piano.”
she hesitated to answer, giggling and turning her head down, “well.. how about i show you?”
you waited for her to look back up at you, “i would love that.”
dahyun excitedly turned and headed back up on the stage, sliding her way to the left side of the bench.
you soon followed behind her, dropping your backpack at the edge of the piano and scooting in next to her on the right.
at this distance, you could smell the floral perfume she used and felt the coldness of her skin when her arm grazed yours.
“so you see this key right here?” she pointed in front of you, “just press down on it like this,” she pressed the key rhythmically every couple beats, making sure you followed her tempo.
you hummed in agreement and practiced on your own, looking over at her for approval.
surprisingly, she was already looking at you — her eyes filled with adoration.
“exactly like that, you got it!” she said, positioning her hands to play a slow melody.
the impromptu duet between you two echoed against the walls of the empty lounge, mixed laughter and giggles erupting from both of you.
you helped dahyun by pressing your assigned key at the right time, watching as her fingers danced along the white tiles.
her presence was warm — calming almost. you felt comfortable being around her even though you’d just barely met her a couple hours ago.
after another half an hour of you two messing around together, you eventually closed up the place and offered to walk dahyun home.
“do you live near here?” you said, walking alongside dahyun on the sidewalk.
“yeah, about two blocks down. i hope it’s not too far for you.. i hate that you have to go all this way just to walk me home,” she said worriedly.
“it’s not a problem at all. gotta make sure the talent gets home safe, right?”
dahyun laughed at your corny joke, her hand covering her mouth.
you wished she knew how beautiful her smile was and how amazing she looked up on that stage.
“right, right,” she giggled, stuffing her hands in the pockets of your jacket that you insisted on her wearing.
when you arrived at dahyun’s place, it was hard to put a stop to the flowing conversation you had.
she was easy and fun to talk to, a trait that wasn’t common in the people that you usually met.
“well, this is my place. thank you again for walking with me.”
you didn’t know it at the time, but dahyun didn’t want the night to end any more than you did.
“of course, dahyun. it was really nice to meet you.”
dahyun looked down at the jacket she had on, realizing that it wasn’t hers, “oh! your jacket! here, take it please, i’m so sorry,” she said, rushing to slide it off of her shoulders and hand it back to you.
you refused to take it back and assured her that she could keep it, “no, no, it’s fine really. keep it. you can just give it back to me next saturday!”
silently high-fiving yourself, you succeeded in creating an excuse for her to talk to you the next time you met.
“are you sure?”
you nodded with a big smile on your face, “i’m sure.”
dahyun thanked you again and brought you in for a goodbye hug, clinging onto you as you awkwardly wrapped your arms around her.
saying your goodbyes, dahyun put her number in your phone and emphasized the importance of you getting home safely.
your mind was filled with thoughts of her the whole way home — hoping that it wouldn’t be the last time you’d have the opportunity to be with her like that.
little did you know,
it was only the beginning.
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bodybeyondstories · 2 months ago
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SOLID GOLD - Packin'
A magic boombox in a dance studio causes random changes to unsuspecting victims. When the only attendee for a class is the dance instructor's straight crush, it decides to play Packin', by FHAT.
[ ass expansion // dick growth // self suck ]
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Someone sent in a prompt months ago about a thicc fitness dance instructor with a magic boombox and I took some time to think about it (thank you, whoever you are!). It might make for a fun ongoing series of music based tf episodes. Also for a while I've been wanting to write something in the vein of one of my favorite series, "The pinball machine".
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“Solid Gold. Connected.” The tinny, vaguely feminine robot voice chimed in the studio instead of, as I had been expecting, the tinny, vaguely masculine robot voice of our actual sound system.
“You’re back,” I said, glancing down at the stately, gold plated boombox that had just materialized in the exact center of the room.“Been a while.” 
I looked at my phone for confirmation, nodding at a screen that now displayed only a golden bluetooth symbol and wouldn’t respond to my touch until…well, until…
“Wait, no one’s here,” I said to the otherwise empty room, announcing to no one that my dance workout class did in fact have zero attendance.
“Hey, sorry I’m late, dude,” came a familiar voice. “You didn’t start yet, did you?” He looked around and sighed. “You already finished, didn’t you? I can’t believe I got the time wrong again, I set an alarm and everything–”
“No,” I interrupted. “You’re fine, we didn’t start yet. Because there was no ‘we’ here in the first place, I guess.”
“Well now we’re a we,” he beamed, splaying his arms wide. “With plenty of room to stretch.”
Famous last words. 
Sid was a gem. Generous. Engaging. Warm. Open. Adorable. And very tragically straight. Though I appreciated his enthusiastic support of my workout classes, there was an added layer of chaos to this one in the center of the room. A golden sun getting ready to make some gravitational shifts.
“Sweet boombox,” he said, bending down to inspect the device. “Retro. Where’d you even get this?”
You wouldn’t believe me if I told you, I thought. “It was sort of already here. Comes with the place.”
Which was technically true. It’s a little bit of an urban legend among the folks who work here, and everyone’s got their own speculation about how and why it appears. My running theory is that the boombox is always there. Has always been there. But exists in some other dimension, crossing the veil at seemingly random times and causing…changes in unsuspecting bystanders.
Here’s the thing. I like to think I’m in pretty good shape. I’m a fitness trainer, I clock in and run my little classes, I’m decently toned and tapered from shoulder to waist. When I first started here, I would do my thing, work up a sweat in my booty shorts to get the class going, give ‘em a little shake if the mood was right. When the boombox first appeared, I thought it was a prank from my co-workers, like I was being indoctrinated into the collective delusion of the workplace. Then my phone connected automatically, but somehow the playlist was out of my control. I went along with it, wondering how they pulled that off, moving the class through warm up, then moving through each track, adapting dance moves on the fly as the rhythm of the music shifted. 
I thought I was doing great and the group seemed like they were loving it, so I turned up the intensity a little, getting into some deeper leg movements, really targeting hip mobility. As if on queue, the playlist shifted to “Bootylicious" and the crowd went wild. I leaned into it, turning the climax of the class into a high intensity glute workout, getting even more into it as I felt my skimpy shorts get tighter and tighter.
Move your body up and down Make your booty touch the ground I can't help but wonder why Is my vibe too vibealacious for you, babe? 
It felt like I had an incredible pump, like my perky posterior was the center of the world if not the center of attention.
I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this
As we went into the final chorus, the pump…pumped. I can’t explain it but I could feel my ass inflating with each repetition of I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly. My shorts slowly rode up my butt, exposing the bottom half of my cheeks and threatening to reveal the bikini briefs I had hastily thrown on that morning.
As I shifted us into a cool down, I casually tugged the hems of my shorts back down to a more presentable level, but found that I couldn’t. Pump was so good they got stuck, I chuckled to myself. They felt painted on. As I guided the group into a twist, letting one hand drop towards the opposite foot and turning at the waist. Instead of my cute bubble in the mirror, I was greeted with one of the fattest asses I had ever laid eyes on.
'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe
I stared, dumbfounded, staying in that position for an oddly long time, afraid that if I moved, and my reflection moved, it would verify that I was indeed the owner of a massive bubble booty that had appeared out of nowhere. My heart skipped a beat as with one final spasm, it visibly plumped a little more.
“That’s…um. That’s it for today,” I stammered, swinging back upright, trying to hide the confusion in my face. “Great class today.” My cheeks burned as I felt the globes of my ass swish back and forth with each stride towards the boombox. I bent down to turn it off, eliciting more than a few gasps from the crowd, only to realize it was…gone. Just vanished in a blink, leaving behind a pair of supercharged glutes straining my gym shorts to the limit.
The ensuing months confirmed the institutional lore that I’d gathered from my coworkers. The boombox appeared seemingly at random, picked one victim, and didn’t like to repeat itself, which I especially hoped was true, seeing as adjusting my wardrobe for a sudden monster booty isn’t something I’d like to do again. So when it appeared in a class with just me and Sid, the writing was on the wall.
“Let’s hope it’s not too extreme,” I said to myself, acutely feeling the jiggle of my ass cheeks as I led us through the warm up music.
It was going well. As things picked up, the awkwardness of a mostly empty class was washed away by Sid’s friendly enthusiasm. As one of my semi-regulars, he knew my movement style, and could really get into it whenever I threw a curveball or decided to build the intensity. Through it all, Sid puffed through labored breaths, smiling through the tank top glued to his chest with sweat. He had been getting better at this, more confident in his movements, even adding his own flair to the beat. I was smitten by his energetic grin, returning the favor with a twist here and there to keep him on his toes. We were in a groove, just the two of us working it out to the rhythm.
But then the track switched. My eyes widened as I recognized the funky bassline of a queer pop duo that I was familiar with but hadn’t included on any of my playlists.  
Let’s get on the topic I can read your mind It’d be my pleasure To bring you back to life
“Oh, I love this song!” Sid exclaimed, riding a wave of newfound energy.
Oh really. A chill ran through my gut. I couldn’t tell if it was my imagination or the boombox was chuckling to itself in some subsonic register that only I could detect. But it had begun. Just see it through, I thought, improvising the moves to let my hips flow to FHAT’s high pitched melody.
Baby I really got to know Whatcha packin’
Sid’s performance of confidence cracked into discomfort, his eyes flitting down to his crotch, almost too quickly to notice. 
Cuz lately You’re really starting to show Whatcha packin’
He stumbled briefly, shaking his head in confusion as he tried to casually adjust his bulge. His very, very prominent bulge.
Heard all the gossip From a friend of mine
Based on word of mouth and locker room run-ins, I was pretty sure Sid was already packing some hefty meat in his shorts, though you’d never guess it by his adorably dopey demeanor. Maybe it’ll just be mild this time, I tried to convince myself. What’s the worst that could really happen…
It’d be my pleasure To see it with my own eyes
I couldn’t keep from fantasizing about that impressive tool becoming even bigger. I kept up with the movements, shaking my ass to the beat. Sid did his best to follow suit, but the increasing weight in his crotch was throwing him off. It was tantalizing as it bounced back and forth, like it was physically impossible to look anywhere else other than the hose inflating in his pants.
Cuz lately You’re really starting to show
His crotch visibly distended during the final chorus, his face a contortion of surprise and terror, no longer able to keep up with the workout as his dick lurched–
Whatcha packin’
And flopped out of the leg of his gym shorts. It bobbed in the air just above his knee, a rope of precum trailing from his mushroom head.
“Shit!” he exclaimed. He tried to shove his monster cock back into the leg of his pants to no avail. His face clouded with panic. “I, uh, need to run to the bathroom. Be right back!” He practically sprinted out of the studio, his gait wobbling with the awkwardness of the bulge snaking across his thigh.
“Wow,” I muttered, looking towards the center of the room. “You outdid yourself this–”
The boombox was gone, back to the ether.
I ran after Sid, slipping into the bathroom and following the sound of groans to the last stall.
“Hey, bud,” I said, interrupting the frustrated moans and heavy breathing coming from behind the door. “Can I help with anything?” I asked, attempting to sound like I wasn’t fully aware of the cause of the baseball bat that suddenly sprang from his crotch.
“I don’t think you can…I mean…I don’t know what’s happening to…ugh…to me…to my, oof…Look, it’s kind of a weird situation.”
“I’ve seen some weird situations,” I answered. “Trust me.”
A deliberative pause hung between us. “Don’t, like, tell anyone, okay?”
I punched the air. “Yeah, of course. Happy to help.”
The door slowly opened to reveal that the boombox really had outdone itself. I had Sid pegged as big before, but nothing resembling the veiny chest high erection threatening to smear precum in the scruff under his chin.
“It…it won’t go down,” he moaned. He gripped his pipe with both hands, unable to reach all the way around its circumference. I could see it pulse bigger with his heartbeat, his head lolling back with another gush of pre. He began stroking the length of his behemoth with urgency. “Sorry, it feels so full. So good…I can’t stop…”
He was in agony and ecstasy. His fingers squelched through an endless stream of precum. He was desperate for release.
“Can I…help?” I offered, gesturing to the acres of sensitive real estate along his shaft begging to be massaged.
But he didn’t seem to hear. I could practically see the lightbulb appear over his head as he made eye contact with the piss slit inches from his face. Like he had already forgotten I was there. His lips parted and descended. He took as much of his own head as he could fit in his mouth. His eyes rolled back as he began to work up and down, taking more and more of his own anaconda into his throat. 
I was frozen in the doorway. All I could do was watch as he built toward sweet release, gallons of cum suddenly filling his cheeks and flooding out of his lips, his full body wracked by orgasmic pleasure as rope after rope of jizz erupted from his oversized member.
His cock, finally spent, fell out of his mouth with a pop and began to droop down over his thigh. He leaned his head back, breathed out in relief, seemed to suddenly remember I was there.
“Oh, um,” he stammered, cheeks blushing. “Great session.”
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mariacallous · 2 months ago
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Scan the online brochures of companies who sell workplace monitoring tech and you’d think the average American worker was a renegade poised to take their employer down at the next opportunity. “Nearly half of US employees admit to time theft!” “Biometric readers for enhanced accuracy!” “Offer staff benefits in a controlled way with Vending Machine Access!”
A new wave of return-to-office mandates has arrived since the New Year, including at JP Morgan Chase, leading advertising agency WPP, and Amazon—not to mention President Trump’s late January directive to the heads of federal agencies to “terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person … on a full-time basis.” Five years on from the pandemic, when the world showed how effectively many roles could be performed remotely or flexibly, what’s caused the sudden change of heart?
“There’s two things happening,” says global industry analyst Josh Bersin, who is based in California. “The economy is actually slowing down, so companies are hiring less. So there is a trend toward productivity in general, and then AI has forced virtually every company to reallocate resources toward AI projects.
“The expectation amongst CEOs is that’s going to eliminate a lot of jobs. A lot of these back-to-work mandates are due to frustration that both of those initiatives are hard to measure or hard to do when we don’t know what people are doing at home.”
The question is, what exactly are we returning to?
Take any consumer tech buzzword of the 21st century and chances are it’s already being widely used across the US to monitor time, attendance and, in some cases, the productivity of workers, in sectors such as manufacturing, retail, and fast food chains: RFID badges, GPS time clock apps, NFC apps, QR code clocking-in, Apple Watch badges, and palm, face, eye, voice, and finger scanners. Biometric scanners have long been sold to companies as a way to avoid hourly workers “buddy punching” for each other at the start and end of shifts—so-called “time theft.” A return-to-office mandate and its enforcement opens the door for similar scenarios for salaried staff.
Track and Trace
The latest, deluxe end point of these time and attendance tchotchkes and apps is something like Austin-headquartered HID’s OmniKey platform. Designed for factories, hospitals, universities and offices, this is essentially an all-encompassing RFID log-in and security system for employees, via smart cards, smartphone wallets, and wearables. These will not only monitor turnstile entrances, exits, and floor access by way of elevators but also parking, the use of meeting rooms, the cafeteria, printers, lockers, and yes, vending machine access.
These technologies, and more sophisticated worker location- and behavior-tracking systems, are expanding from blue-collar jobs to pink-collar industries and even white-collar office settings. Depending on the survey, approximately 70 to 80 percent of large US employers now use some form of employee monitoring, and the likes of PwC have explicitly told workers that managers will be tracking their location to enforce a three-day office week policy.
“Several of these earlier technologies, like RFID sensors and low-tech barcode scanners, have been used in manufacturing, in warehouses, or in other settings for some time,” says Wolfie Christl, a researcher of workplace surveillance for Cracked Labs, a nonprofit based in Vienna, Austria. “We’re moving toward the use of all kinds of sensor data, and this kind of technology is certainly now moving into the offices. However, I think for many of these, it’s questionable whether they really make sense there.”
What’s new, at least to the recent pandemic age of hybrid working, is the extent to which workers can now be tracked inside office buildings. Cracked Labs published a frankly terrifying 25-page case study report in November 2024 showing how systems of wireless networking, motion sensors, and Bluetooth beacons, whether intentionally or as a byproduct of their capabilities, can provide “behavioral monitoring and profiling” in office settings.
The project breaks the tech down into two categories: The first is technology that tracks desk presence and room occupancy, and the second monitors the indoor location, movement, and behavior of the people working inside the building.
To start with desk and room occupancy, Spacewell offers a mix of motion sensors installed under desks, in ceilings, and at doorways in “office spaces” and heat sensors and low-resolution visual sensors to show which desks and rooms are being used. Both real-time and trend data are available to managers via its “live data floorplan,” and the sensors also capture temperature, environmental, light intensity, and humidity data.
The Swiss-headquartered Locatee, meanwhile, uses existing badge and device data via Wi-Fi and LAN to continuously monitor clocking in and clocking out, time spent by workers at desks and on specific floors, and the number of hours and days spent by employees at the office per week. While the software displays aggregate rather than individual personal employee data to company executives, the Cracked Labs report points out that Locatee offers a segmented team analytics report which “reveals data on small groups.”
As more companies return to the office, the interest in this idea of “optimized” working spaces is growing fast. According to S&S Insider’s early 2025 analysis, the connected office was worth $43 billion in 2023 and will grow to $122.5 billion by 2032. Alongside this, IndustryARC predicts there will be a $4.5 billion employee-monitoring-technology market, mostly in North America, by 2026—the only issue being that the crossover between the two is blurry at best.
At the end of January, Logitech showed off its millimeter-wave radar Spot sensors, which are designed to allow employers to monitor whether rooms are being used and which rooms in the building are used the most. A Logitech rep told The Verge that the peel-and-stick devices, which also monitor VOCs, temperature, and humidity, could theoretically estimate the general placement of people in a meeting room.
As Christl explains, because of the functionality that these types of sensor-based systems offer, there is the very real possibility of a creep from legitimate applications, such as managing energy use, worker health and safety, and ensuring sufficient office resources into more intrusive purposes.
“For me, the main issue is that if companies use highly sensitive data like tracking the location of employees’ devices and smartphones indoors or even use motion detectors indoors,” he says, “then there must be totally reliable safeguards that this data is not being used for any other purposes.”
Big Brother Is Watching
This warning becomes even more pressing where workers’ indoor location, movement, and behavior are concerned. Cisco’s Spaces cloud platform has digitized 11 billion square feet of enterprise locations, producing 24.7 trillion location data points. The Spaces system is used by more than 8,800 businesses worldwide and is deployed by the likes of InterContinental Hotels Group, WeWork, the NHS Foundation, and San Jose State University, according to Cisco’s website.
While it has applications for retailers, restaurants, hotels, and event venues, many of its features are designed to function in office environments, including meeting room management and occupancy monitoring. Spaces is designed as a comprehensive, all-seeing eye into how employees (and customers and visitors, depending on the setting) and their connected devices, equipment, or “assets” move through physical spaces.
Cisco has achieved this by using its existing wireless infrastructure and combining data from Wi-Fi access points with Bluetooth tracking. Spaces offers employers both real-time views and historical data dashboards. The use cases? Everything from meeting-room scheduling and optimizing cleaning schedules to more invasive dashboards on employees’ entry and exit times, the duration of staff workdays, visit durations by floor, and other “behavior metrics.” This includes those related to performance, a feature pitched at manufacturing sites.
Some of these analytics use aggregate data, but Cracked Labs details how Spaces goes beyond this into personal data, with device usernames and identifiers that make it possible to single out individuals. While the ability to protect privacy by using MAC randomization is there, Cisco emphasizes that this makes indoor movement analytics “unreliable” and other applications impossible—leaving companies to make that decision themselves.
Management even has the ability to send employees nudge-style alerts based on their location in the building. An IBM application, based on Cisco’s underlying technology, offers to spot anomalies in occupancy patterns and send notifications to workers or their managers based on what it finds. Cisco’s Spaces can also incorporate video footage from Cisco security cameras and WebEx video conferencing hardware into the overall system of indoor movement monitoring; another example of function creep from security to employee tracking in the workplace.
“Cisco is simply everywhere. As soon as employers start to repurpose data that is being collected from networking or IT infrastructure, this quickly becomes very dangerous, from my perspective.” says Christl. “With this kind of indoor location tracking technology based on its Wi-Fi networks, I think that a vendor as major as Cisco has a responsibility to ensure it doesn’t suggest or market solutions that are really irresponsible to employers.
“I would consider any productivity and performance tracking very problematic when based on this kind of intrusive behavioral data.” WIRED approached Cisco for comment but didn’t receive a response before publication.
Cisco isn't alone in this, though. Similar to Spaces, Juniper’s Mist offers an indoor tracking system that uses both Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth beacons to locate people, connected devices, and Bluetooth tagged badges on a real-time map, with the option of up to 13 months of historical data on worker behavior.
Juniper’s offering, for workplaces including offices, hospitals, manufacturing sites, and retailers, is so precise that it is able to provide records of employees’ device names, together with the exact enter and exit times and duration of visits between “zones” in offices—including one labeled “break area/kitchen” in a demo. Yikes.
For each of these systems, a range of different applications is functionally possible, and some which raise labor-law concerns. “A worst-case scenario would be that management wants to fire someone and then starts looking into historical records trying to find some misconduct,” says Christl. "If it’s necessary to investigate employees, then there should be a procedure where, for example, a worker representative is looking into the fine-grained behavioral data together with management. This would be another safeguard to prevent misuse.”
Above and Beyond?
If warehouse-style tracking has the potential for management overkill in office settings, it makes even less sense in service and health care jobs, and American unions are now pushing for more access to data and quotas used in disciplinary action. Elizabeth Anderson, professor of public philosophy at the University of Michigan and the author of Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives, describes how black-box algorithm-driven management and monitoring affects not just the day-to-day of nursing staff but also their sense of work and value.
“Surveillance and this idea of time theft, it’s all connected to this idea of wasting time,” she explains. “Essentially all relational work is considered inefficient. In a memory care unit, for example, the system will say how long to give a patient breakfast, how many minutes to get them dressed, and so forth.
“Maybe an Alzheimer’s patient is frightened, so a nurse has to spend some time calming them down, or perhaps they have lost some ability overnight. That’s not one of the discrete physical tasks that can be measured. Most of the job is helping that person cope with declining faculties; it takes time for that, for people to read your emotions and respond appropriately. What you get is massive moral injury with this notion of efficiency.”
This kind of monitoring extends to service workers, including servers in restaurants and cleaning staff, according to a 2023 Cracked Labs’ report into retail and hospitality. Software developed by Oracle is used to, among other applications, rate and rank servers based on speed, sales, timekeeping around breaks, and how many tips they receive. Similar Oracle software that monitors mobile workers such as housekeepers and cleaners in hotels uses a timer for app-based micromanagement—for instance, “you have two minutes for this room, and there are four tasks.”
As Christl explains, this simply doesn’t work in practice. “People have to struggle to combine what they really do with this kind of rigid, digital system. And it’s not easy to standardize work like talking to patients and other kinds of affective work, like how friendly you are as a waiter. This is a major problem. These systems cannot represent the work that is being done accurately.”
But can knowledge work done in offices ever be effectively measured and assessed either? In an episode of his podcast in January, host Ezra Klein battled his own feelings about having many of his best creative ideas at a café down the street from where he lives rather than in The New York Times’ Manhattan offices. Anderson agrees that creativity often has to find its own path.
“Say there’s a webcam tracking your eyes to make sure you’re looking at the screen,” she says. “We know that daydreaming a little can actually help people come up with creative ideas. Just letting your mind wander is incredibly useful for productivity overall, but that requires some time looking around or out the window. The software connected to your camera is saying you’re off-duty—that you’re wasting time. Nobody’s mind can keep concentrated for the whole work day, but you don’t even want that from a productivity point of view.”
Even for roles where it might make more methodological sense to track discrete physical tasks, there can be negative consequences of nonstop monitoring. Anderson points to a scene in Erik Gandini’s 2023 documentary After Work that shows an Amazon delivery driver who is monitored, via camera, for their driving, delivery quotas, and even getting dinged for using Spotify in the van.
“It’s very tightly regulated and super, super intrusive, and it’s all based on distrust as the starting point,” she says. “What these tech bros don’t understand is that if you install surveillance technology, which is all about distrusting the workers, there is a deep feature of human psychology that is reciprocity. If you don’t trust me, I’m not going to trust you. You think an employee who doesn’t trust the boss is going to be working with the same enthusiasm? I don’t think so.”
Trust Issues
The fixes, then, might be in the leadership itself, not more data dashboards. “Our research shows that excessive monitoring in the workplace can damage trust, have a negative impact on morale, and cause stress and anxiety,” says Hayfa Mohdzaini, senior policy and practice adviser for technology at the CIPD, the UK’s professional body for HR, learning, and development. “Employers might achieve better productivity by investing in line manager training and ensuring employees feel supported with reasonable expectations around office attendance and manageable workloads.”
A 2023 Pew Research study found that 56 percent of US workers were opposed to the use of AI to keep track of when employees were at their desks, and 61 percent were against tracking employees’ movements while they work.
This dropped to just 51 percent of workers who were opposed to recording work done on company computers, through the use of a kind of corporate “spyware” often accepted by staff in the private sector. As Josh Bersin puts it, “Yes, the company can read your emails” with platforms such as Teramind, even including “sentiment analysis” of employee messages.
Snooping on files, emails, and digital chats takes on new significance when it comes to government workers, though. New reporting from WIRED, based on conversations with employees at 13 federal agencies, reveals the extent to Elon Musk’s DOGE team’s surveillance: software including Google’s Gemini AI chatbot, a Dynatrace extension, and security tool Splunk have been added to government computers in recent weeks, and some people have felt they can’t speak freely on recorded and transcribed Microsoft Teams calls. Various agencies already use Everfox software and Dtex’s Intercept system, which generates individual risk scores for workers based on websites and files accessed.
Alongside mass layoffs and furloughs over the past four weeks, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has also, according to CBS News and NPR reports, gone into multiple agencies in February with the theater and bombast of full X-ray security screenings replacing entry badges at Washington, DC, headquarters. That’s alongside managers telling staff that their logging in and out of devices, swiping in and out of workspaces, and all of their digital work chats will be “closely monitored” going forward.
“Maybe they’re trying to make a big deal out of it to scare people right now,” says Bersin. “The federal government is using back-to-work as an excuse to lay off a bunch of people.”
DOGE staff have reportedly even added keylogger software to government computers to track everything employees type, with staff concerned that anyone using keywords related to progressive thinking or "disloyalty” to Trump could be targeted—not to mention the security risks it introduces for those working on sensitive projects. As one worker told NPR, it feels “Soviet-style” and “Orwellian” with “nonstop monitoring.” Anderson describes the overall DOGE playbook as a series of “deeply intrusive invasions of privacy.”
Alternate Realities
But what protections are out there for employees? Certain states, such as New York and Illinois, do offer strong privacy protections against, for example, unnecessary biometric tracking in the private sector, and California’s Consumer Privacy Act covers workers as well as consumers. Overall, though, the lack of federal-level labor law in this area makes the US something of an alternate reality to what is legal in the UK and Europe.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act in the US allows employee monitoring for legitimate business reasons and with the worker’s consent. In Europe, Algorithm Watch has made country analyses for workplace surveillance in the UK, Italy, Sweden, and Poland. To take one high-profile example of the stark difference: In early 2024, Serco was ordered by the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), to stop using face recognition and fingerprint scanning systems, designed by Shopworks, to track the time and attendance of 2,000 staff across 38 leisure centers around the country. This new guidance led to more companies reviewing or cutting the technology altogether, including Virgin Active, which pulled similar biometric employee monitoring systems from 30-plus sites.
Despite a lack of comprehensive privacy rights in the US, though, worker protest, union organizing, and media coverage can provide a firewall against some office surveillance schemes. Unions such as the Service Employees International Union are pushing for laws to protect workers from black-box algorithms dictating the pace of output.
In December, Boeing scrapped a pilot of employee monitoring at offices in Missouri and Washington, which was based on a system of infrared motion sensors and VuSensor cameras installed in ceilings, made by Ohio-based Avuity. The U-turn came after a Boeing employee leaked an internal PowerPoint presentation on the occupancy- and headcount-tracking technology to The Seattle Times. In a matter of weeks, Boeing confirmed that managers would remove all the sensors that had been installed to date.
Under-desk sensors, in particular, have received high-profile backlash, perhaps because they are such an obvious piece of surveillance hardware rather than simply software designed to record work done on company machines. In the fall of 2022, students at Northeastern University hacked and removed under-desk sensors produced by EnOcean, offering “presence detection” and “people counting,” that had been installed in the school’s Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex. The university provost eventually informed students that the department had planned to use the sensors with the Spaceti platform to optimize desk usage.
OccupEye (now owned by FM: Systems), another type of under-desk heat and motion sensor, received a similar reaction from staff at Barclays Bank and The Telegraph newspaper in London, with employees protesting and, in some cases, physically removing the devices that tracked the time they spent away from their desks.
Despite the fallout, Barclays later faced a $1.1 billion fine from the ICO when it was found to have deployed Sapience’s employee monitoring software in its offices, with the ability to single out and track individual employees. Perhaps unsurprisingly in the current climate, that same software company now offers “lightweight device-level technology” to monitor return-to-office policy compliance, with a dashboard breaking employee location down by office versus remote for specific departments and teams.
According to Elizabeth Anderson’s latest book Hijacked, while workplace surveillance culture and the obsession with measuring employee efficiency might feel relatively new, it can actually be traced back to the invention of the “work ethic” by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries.
“They thought you should be working super hard; you shouldn’t be idling around when you should be in work,” she says. “You can see some elements there that can be developed into a pretty hostile stance toward workers. The Puritans were obsessed with not wasting time. It was about gaining assurance of salvation through your behavior. With the Industrial Revolution, the ‘no wasting time’ became a profit-maximizing strategy. Now you’re at work 24/7 because they can get you on email.”
Some key components of the original work ethic, though, have been skewed or lost over time. The Puritans also had strict constraints on what duties employers had toward their workers: paying a living wage and providing safe and healthy working conditions.
“You couldn’t just rule them tyrannically, or so they said. You had to treat them as your fellow Christians, with dignity and respect. In many ways the original work ethic was an ethic which uplifted workers.”
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Admissions 1.3: Cylus
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The distant sun had set by the time they emerged from the café. Jupiter had brightened, however, a slightly gibbous slice of swirling clouds overhead. Stars scattered the rest of the sky, sparkling through the dome high above.
With a tap on the fine sapphire bracelet Cylus had noticed earlier, Emile called up a holographic display and began swiping through it, wandering into the middle of the street without so much as glancing up.
So that was his comm. Cylus tried not to think of how much he might have fenced that jeweled band for even without that capability. Instead he placed a hand on Emile's shoulder, steering him around groups of businesspeople, students, and tourists as they walked. At least this street—like most of the others Cylus had traveled that day—was for pedestrians and unenclosed personal transports only.
After navigating through a message interface—quick enough that Cylie didn't catch any of the content—Emile pulled up a map: hand-annotated, scrawled with notes and depictions of various waymarks instead of street names. "Oh!" He exclaimed as he looked up, apparently just realizing that Cylie had been guiding him. "Thanks for keeping me from running into anyone. I'm not... used to, um. Cities."
That's very obvious, Cylus didn't say. "I'm not either," he went with instead, substituting sympathetic half-truth. "I've spent a lot of time on ships and stations, and not so much on planets and moons." He intended to release Emile's shoulder. But having swallowed one impulse, another led him to stroke down Emile's arm, where he found a hand open and waiting. It only seemed polite to accept it. "Speaking of which, I'm used to 'days' being down to lighting and social convention. I know Europa City operates that way, on the Terran 24-hour cycle, but how does that track to Jupiter and Sol?" Whether clocks accounted for them or not, nearby celestial bodies influenced patterns of activity; not to mention how easy it was to go unseen.
And maybe thinking about something practical would distract him from the warmth of Emile's hand in the cool air, or the unexpected calluses on his fingers that Cylie had first noticed when they held hands in the café.
"Well, one lunar rotation—or revolution, since they're the same here—takes 86 hours, which is just over three-and-a-half City days." Emile glanced over at Cylus as he led them around a corner and down a much quieter side street. "Does that... help?"
Cylus swallowed a surge of self consciousness. Emile had presumably learned orbital mechanics at whatever fancy schools he'd attended while growing up. Or maybe his family was rich enough to hire private tutors. Since losing their home, Cylus and Cynthia had taught themselves and each other when they had time and energy, using whatever educational materials were freely available on any given comm network.
These often contradicted each other, though more about history and politics than the movements of planets and moons. Still, he fought to keep his tone light, praying he wouldn't damage Emile's impression of him by sounding ignorant. "I... can't say I fully understand what that means for how the sky looks, day to day."
Emile paused in his stride, looking up to the planet waxing above them. "Well... ignore the City clock for a minute, actually. It's easier to understand how Sol, Jupiter, and Europa cycle without overlaying an unrelated time system. So..." Emile gestured in the direction Sol had fallen. "The sun just set, right? And Jupiter—which stays directly overhead—is waxing, getting brighter. In around twenty hours, Jupiter will be full, when Europa's between it and Sol. That's 'midnight' where we are, though it's actually quite bright with Jupiter all lit up." Emile's voice softened with wonder. "That's how it was when I was arriving, and the Great Red Spot was turned right towards us. It was gorgeous." Cylie's body softened too, warmed by Emile's earnestness, and he squeezed the boy's hand.
Emile tore his eyes from the sky to check the map, starting them forward again. "After that, Jupiter wanes. Another twenty-odd hours later, when it's half-full, the sun rises. Jupiter's visible area gets narrower, and Sol gets higher, until another twentyish hours after that, when Sol goes behind Jupiter for a few hours, and the sky’s as dark as it gets. An eclipse at 'noon' every local day!" Emile laughed with delight. "I'd never seen one before." He paused, as if he'd given something away, though plenty of worlds lacked regular noteworthy eclipses.
He'd been cagey about his homeworld earlier, too. Cylus decided not to press, instead taking his best guess at what came next in the cycle. "So then Sol comes back out from behind Jupiter, and Jupiter starts to wax again?"
"Yes, exactly!" Emile beamed, relaxing. "And another twentyish hours later, the sun sets, Jupiter's half full, and we're about back where we are now!"
"So the 24-hour City days... just layer sort of randomly over all that, right? They're not tied together at all?"
"That's right!" Emile nodded.
Cylus let his end of the conversation lapse as Emile focused on the map once more. Useful information, especially that the sky was never truly dark save a few eclipsed hours. More concerns stirred in his mind. Would patrols start at some point? This felt like a city that would have night patrols, and a bright planet overhead surely made their jobs easier. His fake ID should be fine, but he hadn't intended to test it while drunkenly following a boy he'd just met...
...What was he doing? He'd gotten the exact intel he'd gone out seeking, in far better detail than he'd hoped. As soon as he'd done so, he should have made excuses and gone back to the hotel with a pile of fish rolls and a to-go cup of tea for Cynthia.
Instead, Cylus had stayed at the café for... another hour? Two? He'd let Emile's wide-eyed interest tempt him into telling tales, weaving old cover stories into a fresh semi-fictionalized history casting him and Cynthia as traveling performers. A woefully incomplete characterization of their last decade, outside the months they'd spent with the Masked Parade's eclectic fleet, but that experience had made it easier to frame many of his other anecdotes. And he'd done enough actual performing—sleight-of-hand tricks, hypnosis routines, showy knife-work—over the years to supply plenty of mostly-safe stories, only minor embellishment needed.
Except he'd started letting more and more truth into his tales. He'd made it halfway into recounting the time he'd performed knife tricks for rival warlords on a condemned planet before realizing that such a setting mismatched with any conceivable narrative of a life with established identity credentials, much less a clean criminal record. Only Emile's descent into inebriated reverie—which had looked a lot like trance, and wasn't that appealing—had prevented Cylus from revealing far more than he'd intended.
Amateur behavior, Cynthia would have called it. Correctly.
At least Emile's adorably clumsy obfuscations about his own background gave him another out; any time Emile inquired about something Cylie didn't have a ready answer for, he could deflect by asking Emile a question that would make him squirm.
Yet here he still was, holding Emile's hand and following him down untrafficked streets, each less well lit than the last. Not that vehicles seemed common here, even on the streets that allowed them. But they also hadn't passed any of the signed lifts down to the City's underground transit network in the last ten minutes, suggesting they'd left areas where ordinary people were expected to be. And Emile had reversed their course twice since their earlier exchange, muttering the first sentiments even resembling annoyance that Cylus had yet seen from him.
"I'm really sorry," Emile sighed as he redirected them again. "My sister gives directions differently than how I think about following them, and it was fine for that commercial zone where the landmarks are places with signs, but I keep misjudging it..." Emile waved his holo-lit hand at the empty, unlabeled street they were on now: eeriely clean, clearly more vehicle-oriented, lined with doors and garages that looked like utility or cargo accesses, "Here. But I think we're—Oh! That's what she meant by—" he groaned. "Anyway, I'm pretty sure that... yes!" He squeezed Cylus' hand before releasing it and approaching a formidable-looking circular hatch set into the ground.
Sweeping aside a panel of his long, ornate vest, Emile reached into a trouser pocket and produced a multi-tool, like the ones Cylie was used to seeing in the hands of grimy repair techs. "Let's see," he murmured, crouching down and touching the side of his spectacles. A pair of small, bright lights flicked on at the outer corners of the frames, illuminating the surface of the hatch as images Cylie didn't understand danced across the lenses.
Stepping closer, Cylus leaned over Emile's shoulder to watch as he unscrewed something in the hatch's surface, flipped open a panel, swapped his tool into a pair of pliers, and fiddled inside until a crank popped up from the hatch's edge with a satisfying mechanical chunk. As if he'd done nothing out of the ordinary, Emile put the panel back together, tucked his tool away, tapped his glasses off, and began cranking the hatch open, revealing darkness beneath.
Cylus glanced around with nervous excitement that grew once he confirmed no cameras were pointed at them. On the one hand, crawling into a mysterious, locked hatch with someone he'd just met was the sort of thing his twin would be livid with him for even considering. On the other, he found this breathtakingly casual attitude towards breaking and entering deeply attractive.
Like his charming little glasses, Emile had more to him than a first glance might suggest.
"Is this a... typical night out for you?" Cylus asked, trying to keep his tone light and unruffled.
"Oh gracious, I'm so sorry!" Emile's head whipped around as if he'd forgotten anyone else was there, green eyes wide. He stood, wringing his hands and scurrying back from the hatch so fast that Cylie half-worried he might trip over himself. "You're right, this is incredibly irregular, dragging you somewhere so out of the way, with no explanation... I just got excited when you asked about a private place because Val told me this was one of her favorite secrets and I've been wondering about it for weeks, but, I'll come back later by myself! Oh, that was thoughtless of me! Where would you like to go? What would be more comf—"
Without tracking his own trajectory, Cylie closed the distance between them, crowding Emile up against the nearest wall. The way he gasped, eyes dilating, ran through Cylus with the heat of all the best things in life: a clean cut, a shot of good liquor, a successful trick before an audience.
"You're so sweet," Cylus murmured, lips millimeters from Emile's neck, watching the pulse jump beneath smooth brown skin. "Go on. Show me your secret place."
Stepping back, he watched to make sure Emile didn't stumble. After a long, steadying breath, Emile nodded, eyes still glassy, and crouched to resume cranking the hatch open.
It revealed a ladder, which deposited them into a corridor, dim lights flickering to life as they entered. It was unadorned save a single sign. MARINE BIOSECURITY AREA. NO ENTRY WITH PROHIBITED MATERIALS, it proclaimed, followed by a list that included food, beverages, plants, animals, and numerous chemicals and other terms Cylie didn't recognize. Emile ignored it, so Cylie did too, praying that Emile knew what he was doing.
The hall ended at a simple, circular metal platform with a waist-high metal railing framing all sides but the one facing them.
"I think there's a protective field that'll turn on?" Emile mused, examining it. "Val said the elevator was a whole... experience, but worth it, for what's at the end." A shy sideways glance, eyes reflecting the low light. "Is this still okay with you?"
In truth, a fresh flutter of nerves had awoken beneath Cylus' horny, reckless intoxication. In years surviving between the margins of space-faring society with Cynthia, they'd encountered more than a few defunct facilities in varying levels of disrepair, narrowly avoiding injury more than once. It said something about how locked down entry to Europa itself was that no one else had broken into this space to shelter here. Though, the brochures had mentioned a small, subsurface Europan population, adapted to the environment below through some kind of genetic engineering...
"Does this go to somewhere that... people live?" Cylie ventured.
"Oh, you mean the Europans? No, no, though I can't wait to visit their habitats! But I'd never just break in..." Emile paused, as if realizing only now what he'd done, "W-well, not into someone's home. Val wouldn't send me somewhere I'd be intruding."
On a pragmatic level, this could be a good bolt hole, if he and Cynthia ever needed one. Provided he could repeat whatever trick Emile had just pulled. And in truth, Cylus wanted to follow Emile wherever he was going. He'd met rich boys before; they made for lucrative marks, when he and Cynthia could nest somewhere well-off people also passed through. But he'd never encountered one like Emile. It would be easy to classify him as simply naive; he clearly was. But Cylie couldn't shake memories of Emile catching him off guard: asking to see his knives, or breaking them in here, for that matter.
Or the way he'd met Cylie's eyes in the shy, naked instant he said, I just want to connect. Like he was praying, with a devotion Cylie had only ever seen from men clinging for meaning near the edge of death.
He wanted to watch those earnest eyes go vacant. He wanted to hear that sweet voice lift in pleasure, and in pain. He wanted to feel the pulse in Emile's throat as Cylie mapped his body with fingers and nails, tongue and teeth.
So he let desire transmute his doubts into a sultry tease. "Are you trying to get me alone in an elevator with you, Emile?"
Emile answered Cylus' mock-accusation with an embarrassed little sound that completed the submersion of Cylie's worries. "J-just to get where we're going—"
Cylie stopped Emile's words with a finger across the lips. "You're so easy. Let's go down."
Once they'd moved within the partial circle of the railing, Emile paused beside the controls, one finger poised over them. His other hand sought Cylus' again and clutched tight. "Here goes," he breathed, and pressed.
With a low hum, the perimeter of the elevator platform lit, a glowing amber circle around where they stood. An instant later, shimmering energy surrounded them, delineating a translucent cylinder that encompassed the platform and extended well above their heads.
Then they dropped.
Both of them exclaimed, clinging to each other in shock as the platform plummeted beneath them. The elevator room receded above in an instant, leaving them surrounded by reflective walls that cast the platform's low light back with a rippling, rapidly shifting sheen. Their bodies floated, feet losing contact with the metal below. They hung together above the platform, suspended in weightless free fall.
Cylus felt electrified. Either he was about to die—don't think about Cynthia, alone, wondering what happened—or his night was about to get much more interesting. What kind of person was this older sister, anyway?
And Emile's warm proximity was just enough to transmute his terror at their plummeting descent into the most intense arousal he'd ever felt.
Cylus sought Emile's mouth, claiming soft lips with his own.
Emile opened for him instantly. His tongue was gentle but eager, inviting Cylie into a haven of wetness and warmth. After a delicious interval of exploration, Cylus followed a hunch, sucking Emile's lower lip between his teeth. The answering whimper hit him like a punch to the gut.
Tightening his embrace, Cylus experimented with digging his nails into Emile's back through layers of fabric. Emile moaned into his mouth and nestled closer, the soft swell of his chest pressing against Cylie's. If Cylus could have banished his binder—banished all his clothing, and Emile's, placing them skin to skin—he would have done it. But such a trick was beyond even his means, and he didn't want to let go to do it the ordinary way.
Instead he lowered his mouth to Emile's neck. Chasing reactions, Cylus licked, then sucked, then bit, dragging teeth across hot skin as Emile threw his head back, pleading wordlessly.
Their bodies hung together, spinning in a descent that seemed to go on forever.
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citing a lack of "team spirit," corporate requires you to attend the annual holiday office party (off the clock, of course) if you want to be eligible for your raise. luckily, the new guy makes things... interesting. see below for context/warnings.
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You’ve lost track of the conversation again. Snorak and Rikatikbolok are droning on about something – the increasing cost of holo-color cartridges, maybe, and its impact on the quarterly budget – and you wonder for the five-hundredth time if you’ve put in enough of an appearance to go home without the Supervisor breathing down your neck next time you see them. You tug at the hem of your snug dress: crimson faux-velvet, pretty and stretchy and a little bit clingy. Cute for the winter holidays, you’d thought — until Snorak hadn’t been able to keep his stare off your thighs.
“What do you think?” Rikatikbolok asks, turning to you. You try to remember which office he’s in. Mergers and Acquisitions, maybe? You blink over the plastic rim of your disposable wine glass. “I–” You buy a moment by taking another sip of your watered-down rosé, and grope for something suitably vague and money-related. “I think the real problem is inflation.” Rikatikbolok blinks at you. “Uh–” “You didn’t say she was smart,” Snorak interrupts, glaring at his friend. You think he might be from Accounting. “I don’t wanna fuck a smart girl.” You almost choke on your wine. Rikatikbolok is waving his hands in apology and surrender. “I–” “It’s your lucky day,” you tell Snorak from Accounting. “I don’t wanna fuck a jackass.” Snorak scowls at Rikatikbolok. “And she’s a bitch.” You raise your cheap, company-provided drink in a mock-salute. “May all your potential partners see exactly who you are,” you toast him with a sparkling smile, “long before you have a chance to get them into bed. Now, if you’ll excuse me—” You squeeze past them, making a beeline for the cocktail table in a far corner of the open lobby. It’s shadowy over there, and currently vacant. You lean your ribs against the edge of the little table and set your wine down, toying with some of the cheap, shiny snowflake-confetti gleaming on top of the disposable table cloth. The conference hall has been strung with old, reused crinkle-paper streamers and crumpled silver snowflake decorations to celebrate the Turning of the Multicalendar — and intergalactic event, but one which holes particular significance here in the Alpha Centauri system. Personally, you’d rather be at home in your snug little apartment on Station Six, sipping mulled wine and waiting for the midwinter fireworks tomorrow night — but the Supervisor’s word is currently as good as law, you suppose. Trapped here in Timely, Inc’s corporate-lobby-turned-party-hall, people of all genders, body shapes, and species trundle aimlessly around the room, flirting badly and trying desperately to get drunk on the watered-down booze. Crimped lines of tiny string-lights snake awkwardly around support columns and maybe, if they’d dimmed the fluorescent overhead lights, it all could’ve passed as charming. Instead, it just looks cheap and a little sad. “Oh, but isn’t he the cutest thing?” You wince, but no amount of flinching can block out the sound: Wevvie Wozbaaarg’s shrill voice demands to be noticed. It even punches through the dull cacophony of the dismal little holiday gathering. “He is! I just want to play with his ears!”
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CONTEXT/WARNINGS: comics-based, very loosely inspired by the Timely, Inc arc in Annihilators (2010, Issue 1), though i like... truly cannot abide timothy green ii's style of rocket in this series. try to imagine a nice jorge coelho or valerio schiti. mild exhibitionism, mild degradation, praise, use of "slut"/"whore" (affectionate), begging, pet names, impact play (one? ass smack i think?), pinching, dirty talk, mentions of oral sex. lotsa fluff. i'm not super-well-versed in the annihilators arc because so many of the characters involved bore me to actual tears so apologies for anything that isn't strictly comics-canon. you don't need to have any real comics-knowledge to ride this ride.
not me writing almost forty pages of smut. jk its like fifteen pages of tension, fifteen pages of fucking, and ten pages content. ANYWAY minimal editing on this bad boy - i only finished writing it two days ago and i like to give myself longer than that to come at it with fresh eyes, so i hope it is tolerable! this is the last holiday oneshot (at least for this year - maybe i'll keep adding to this collecting next holiday season). thank you for being such sparkly little holiday lights in the darkest nights of midwinter, and may you keep cozy and warm and be well-loved, always. i hope 2024 brings only the best and most hopeful of things into your lives.
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A biometric attendance machine is a technology used to track and manage employee attendance based on biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial recognition, or iris scans. These systems are often employed in workplaces, educational institutions, and other organizations to ensure accurate and secure tracking of time and attendance. Here’s a comprehensive overview of biometric attendance machines:
Types of Biometric Attendance Machines
Fingerprint Scanners
Description: Use fingerprint recognition to verify identity. Employees place their finger on a sensor, and the system matches the fingerprint against a stored template.
Pros: Quick and reliable; well-suited for high-traffic areas.
Cons: May be less effective with dirty or damaged fingers; requires regular cleaning.
Facial Recognition Systems
Description: Use facial recognition technology to identify individuals based on their facial features. Employees look into a camera, and the system matches their face against a database.
Pros: Contactless and convenient; can be integrated with other security measures.
Cons: May be affected by changes in lighting or facial features; requires good camera quality.
Iris Scanners
Description: Scan the unique patterns in the iris of the eye to identify individuals. Employees look into a device that captures the iris pattern.
Pros: Highly accurate; difficult to spoof.
Cons: Typically more expensive; requires careful alignment.
Voice Recognition Systems
Description: Use voice patterns for identification. Employees speak into a microphone, and the system analyzes their voice.
Pros: Contactless; can be used in various environments.
Cons: Can be affected by background noise or voice changes.
Hand Geometry Systems
Description: Measure the shape and size of the hand and fingers. Employees place their hand on a scanner, which records its dimensions.
Pros: Effective and reliable; less invasive.
Cons: Requires specific hand placement; less common than fingerprint or facial recognition systems.
Key Features
Data Storage and Management
Centralized Database: Stores biometric data and attendance records securely.
Integration: Often integrates with HR and payroll systems to streamline data management.
Accuracy and Speed
High Accuracy: Minimizes errors and false positives/negatives in identification.
Fast Processing: Ensures quick check-in and check-out times for employees.
Security
Data Encryption: Protects biometric data with encryption to prevent unauthorized access.
Anti-Spoofing: Includes features to detect and prevent fraudulent attempts, such as using fake fingerprints or photos.
User Interface
Ease of Use: Features a simple interface for both employees and administrators.
Reporting: Generates detailed reports on attendance, overtime, and absences.
Customization
Settings: Allows customization of attendance policies, work schedules, and shift timings.
Alerts and Notifications: Sends alerts for exceptions or anomalies, such as missed clock-ins or outs.
Benefits
Improved Accuracy: Reduces errors and fraud associated with manual or card-based systems.
Enhanced Security: Ensures that only authorized personnel can access facilities and clock in/out.
Time Efficiency: Speeds up the check-in and check-out process, reducing queues and wait times.
Automated Tracking: Automates attendance management, reducing administrative workload.
Detailed Reporting: Provides comprehensive data on attendance patterns, helping with workforce management and planning.
Considerations
Privacy Concerns: Ensure compliance with privacy laws and regulations regarding biometric data collection and storage.
Cost: Evaluate the initial investment and ongoing maintenance costs. High-end biometric systems may be more expensive.
Integration: Consider how well the system integrates with existing HR and payroll software.
User Acceptance: Provide training to employees and address any concerns about the use of biometric technology.
Popular Brands and Models
ZKTeco: Known for a wide range of biometric solutions, including fingerprint and facial recognition systems.
Hikvision: Offers advanced facial recognition systems with integrated attendance management.
Suprema: Provides high-quality fingerprint and facial recognition devices.
BioTime: Specializes in biometric attendance systems with robust reporting and integration features.
Anviz: Offers various biometric solutions, including fingerprint and facial recognition devices.
By choosing the right biometric attendance machine and properly implementing it, organizations can improve attendance tracking, enhance security, and streamline HR processes.
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adamwatchesmovies · 1 year ago
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Oppenheimer (2023)
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Visually striking, magnificently performed and expertly written, Oppenheimer is the kind of movie that doesn’t really contain any twists but makes you feel like you need to see it more than once. This is a movie that sticks with you.
In 1954, J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) attends a private hearing before a Personnel Security Board to dispute his clearances. As the man who helmed the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer feels personally responsible for the use of nuclear weapons. He seeks to limit their use and the development of future, more devastating weapons. As part of the hearing, Oppenheimer’s past is examined. Everything from his time studying experimental physics in Cambridge to his working relationships with famed physicists, his supposed communist ties and his many extra-marital affairs are laid bare.
The first thing to discuss is the picture’s running time. Oppenheimer clocks in at about 3 hours if you include the credits. That’s a lot but only in the sense that you probably shouldn't start watching it at 10:30 pm. In practice, it doesn’t feel long; not at all. In fact, the extended running time is one of the reasons why this film is so successful. There are A LOT of people to keep track of. We meet Albert Einstein, Niel Bohr and other physicists you haven’t heard of. More relevant to Oppenheimer's personal life is his second wife, “Kitty” (Emily Blunt), the woman he has an affair with, Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh), his brother, Frank (Dylan Arnold), the director of the Manhattan Project, Gn. Leslie Groves (Matt Damon), and the man who recruits him, Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.). If this movie was cramming everything in 90 minutes, you’d struggle to remember who’s who, what are they doing and why.
Having that extra bit of time to process everything is a blessing. Those extra minutes also allow director Christopher Nolan (who co-wrote the screenplay with Emma Thomas and Charles Roven) to show us what makes Oppenheimer tick. There’s an immensity to the picture. We understand the destruction these weapons are capable of and the responsibility that accompanies them because we saw how big a project it was, how long it took and how worried the people were during their development. The secrecy, the uncertainty, how it consumed the lives of those involved. We understand the magnitude of what Oppenheimer and his team unleashed when no one else seems to.
One of my favorite things about biographical films is that they teach you about people. Specifically, they teach you to love some and hate others. Well, maybe that says more about me than about the movies. During Oppenheimer, you’ll develop a love-hate relationship with many people. On the one hand, Oppenheimer is so mature in his handling of the nuclear equation. In other aspects of his life, he’s so irresponsible he threatens to doom us all. Why can’t he stop cheating on his wife? Why can’t he understand that associating himself with communists puts him and his work at risk, regardless of how little he actually believes in the political system’s merit? The one you’ll develop the strongest feelings for is undoubtedly Lewis Strauss, but he’s in the movie a lot. You might excuse him as a… complicated person.
Pairing the pink-infused Barbie with Oppenheimer, preferably as a "Barbenheimer" double-feature (two 5-star movies in my book) is fun and begs an important question: which do you watch first? I saw both, back to back. The funny thing is that in some ways, they're not as different as they'd seem. Both, for instance, contain surreal fantasy sequences that allow us to peer into the protagonist's mind and ask big questions about where their titular characters belong in our world, how they affect(ed) it and what we, as audiences, can learn from that. The main difference is that Barbie is often funny and uplifting, while Oppenheimer is somber and heavy. That might make you lean towards the doll movie second, as a way to leave the theater feeling good, but honestly, you can't go wrong with the reverse order either. While Oppenheimer can feel overwhelming, teetering towards the depressing, it's also so well made, so powerfully acted and so grandiose of an experience that ultimately, it makes you feel good to have witnessed it. See them both. See them more than once - just don't start your marathon at 10:30 pm. (August 11, 2023)
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beezlabs · 2 years ago
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Understanding the Power of SAP Robotic Automation
1. Introduction
In a world where data and processes drive businesses, sap robotic automation is a technology that stands out. It promises to transform the way enterprises operate by automating repetitive tasks, enabling employees to focus on more strategic activities.
2. What is SAP Robotic Automation?
SAP Robotic Automation, often referred to as RPA (Robotic Process Automation), is a technology that uses software robots or "bots" to automate routine and rule-based tasks within an organization. These bots mimic human actions, interact with various systems and applications, and can work around the clock without rest.
3. How Does SAP Robotic Automation Work?
SAP Robotic Automation works by employing bots to execute predefined tasks. These bots are trained to follow specific workflows, interact with user interfaces, extract and input data, and make decisions based on predefined rules. They can seamlessly integrate with existing software systems, making them highly versatile.
4. Benefits of SAP Robotic Automation
Streamlined Processes
One of the primary advantages of SAP Robotic Automation is the streamlining of processes. It allows organizations to automate repetitive tasks, reducing the time and effort required to complete them.
Reduced Errors
Humans are prone to errors, but bots are not. By automating tasks, SAP Robotic Automation significantly reduces the chances of human error, leading to higher accuracy in operations.
Enhanced Productivity
With routine tasks automated, employees can focus on more strategic and creative aspects of their roles, ultimately leading to increased productivity and job satisfaction.
5. Applications of SAP Robotic Automation
Finance and Accounting
In the finance sector, SAP Robotic Automation can automate tasks such as data entry, invoice processing, and reconciliation, allowing financial professionals to concentrate on financial analysis and strategy.
Human Resources
Automating HR tasks like employee onboarding, payroll processing, and attendance tracking frees HR teams to focus on employee engagement and talent development.
Supply Chain Management
SAP Robotic Automation can optimize supply chain processes by automating inventory management, order processing, and demand forecasting.
6. Implementing SAP Robotic Automation
Selecting the Right Processes
Not all processes are suitable for automation. Organizations should carefully choose which tasks to automate based on criteria like frequency, rule-based nature, and potential ROI.
Integration with Existing Systems
Smooth integration with existing software and systems is crucial for the success of SAP Robotic Automation projects.
Training and Development
Employees need to be trained to work alongside bots and understand how to manage and maintain automated processes.
7. Challenges and Solutions
Data Security Concerns
As bots interact with sensitive data, ensuring data security is a top priority. Implementing encryption and access controls can mitigate these concerns.
Change Management
Introducing automation can lead to resistance among employees. Effective change management strategies are essential to ensure a smooth transition.
Maintenance and Support
Regular maintenance and timely support are necessary to keep the automation ecosystem running smoothly.
8. Future Trends in SAP Robotic Automation
The future of SAP Robotic Automation holds exciting possibilities, including enhanced AI capabilities, greater integration with IoT devices, and advanced analytics for smarter decision-making.
9. Real-Life Success Stories
Explore how leading organizations have harnessed the power of SAP Robotic Automation to achieve remarkable results.
SAP Robotic Automation is a game-changer for businesses looking to boost efficiency, reduce errors, and empower their workforce. By harnessing the power of automation, organizations can stay competitive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape.
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savvyhrms8 · 1 day ago
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The Role of a Good Attendance System in a Smooth-Running Workplace
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Until something goes wrong, most people don't give attendance tracking much thought. At the end of the month, records don't match, a shift swap isn't documented, or someone forgets to sign in. What should be a simple task suddenly turns into a major headache.
Therefore, having a dependable method for discreetly managing attendance makes a significant difference. Maintaining order and fairness is more important than micromanaging or surveillance.
People don't have to worry about whether their hours are being accurately recorded when attendance is managed properly. There isn't any anxiety about not getting paid or uncertainty about their clock-in time. It fosters trust.
People are aware that they will be rewarded for their efforts, and managers are not compelled to sift through mountains of paperwork or ask around to fill in gaps. It saves time as well. The process is quick and easy, as opposed to manually checking in, signing sheets, or entering data into spreadsheets. The time gets reduced for your In and Out entries. It's also much simpler to review who was there, who was late, or who switched shifts when everything is in one location.
Planning is also aided by this type of Attendance management system. Do you need to keep track of attendance for several teams or shifts? No issue. Do you want to find out who has been absent or late most of the time? It's also simple. Making fair decisions is aided by the clearer picture it provides of daily events.
The greatest advantage, though? Peace and Quiet prevails and Everyone is aware of their current position. There are fewer misconceptions, no forgotten details, and no guesswork.
Attendance may ultimately appear to be a minor aspect of managing a workplace. However, when it is properly managed, payroll, scheduling, and even team morale all run a little more smoothly. And when isn't it? You sense it quickly.
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cybergroupahm-blog · 4 months ago
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Efficient Biometric Time Attendance System in Ahmedabad
Cybergroup provides advanced biometric time attendance systems in Ahmedabad, streamlining workforce management with precision and security. Our solutions feature cutting-edge fingerprint and facial recognition technology for accurate attendance tracking and seamless integration. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, our systems enhance productivity and eliminate manual errors. Choose Cybergroup for reliable and user-friendly biometric solutions tailored to your organizational needs.
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dogslovestore2025 · 1 day ago
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Simplify Your Sports Academy Operations with Powerful Management Software
Managing a sports academy requires precision, organization, and the right tools. Tamarran offers an all-in-one sports academy management software designed to streamline daily operations, enhance communication, and improve member experience. Whether you're running a martial arts school, fitness center, or an equestrian stable, this advanced platform brings everything under one easy-to-use system.
What Makes Tamarran the Best Sports Academy Management System?
Tamarran isn’t just a sports academy management program—it’s a scalable, flexible solution that adapts to the specific needs of your organization. From sports association management software to horse stable management software, it handles everything from scheduling to billing with accuracy and ease.
Key Features Include:
Online Class Booking Let members easily reserve classes or training sessions through a user-friendly interface.
Automated Payments and Invoicing Simplify your finances with automatic billing, late payment tracking, and secure payment processing.
Attendance and Performance Tracking Monitor class attendance and athlete progress to enhance engagement and retention.
Mobile-Friendly Access Manage your academy on the go with robust yoga management software
Staff and Resource Scheduling Assign coaches, manage trainer availability, and optimize facility use—all in one dashboard.
Reports and Analytics Use real-time insights to make smarter decisions and grow your business efficiently.
Tailored for All Types of Sports Organizations
Equestrian Centers
Running a stable? This platform doubles as equestrian management software and an advanced fitness chain management software. Keep detailed records of horse care, rider schedules, and training sessions with the built-in equestrian stable management software module. You can also monitor health records, manage staff, and handle client billing seamlessly.
Martial Arts Schools
Our system is ideal for dojos and training academies that need martial arts management programs. Schedule belt progression tests, organize student profiles, and track class participation efficiently—all with easy navigation and quick updates.
Fitness and CrossFit Gyms
For gyms open around the clock, Tamarran includes 24 hour fitness software and is recognized among the best gym management software options available today. Whether you run a traditional fitness center or a high-intensity CrossFit box, the best CrossFit gym management software helps you:
Manage memberships and drop-ins
Schedule personal training or group classes
Automate renewals and send reminders
Enable self-check-in and access control
Multi-Use Sports Clubs
If you're managing a diverse sports club, our platform works as a complete administrative system for the club. From managing tennis courts to swim lessons, everything is optimized for clarity and speed.
Why It’s the Best Fitness and Sports Management Solution
Choosing the right sports academy management platforms impacts your entire operation. Tamarran stands out due to:
Ease of Use Designed for trainers, admins, and staff who need a simple interface with strong performance.
Custom Modules Offers advanced gym management programs that can be tailored to your specific facility or sport.
Cloud-Based Flexibility Operate from anywhere and maintain security with automatic updates and data backup.
Individual-Focused Experience Every tool within the system enhances the experience of the individual member, trainer, and admin—not just the organization as a whole.
Take Control of Your Academy’s Future
Whether you manage a martial arts school, a CrossFit gym, or a horse-riding facility, having the best fitness management software means less admin time and more focus on growth. Tamarran’s sports management software empowers you to lead your business with confidence and clarity.
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spintly-co · 2 days ago
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Improve Accuracy and Flexibility with Wireless Attendance Punching Machines
One of the most transformative advancements in workforce management has been the evolution of the attendance punching machine. No longer tethered to physical connections and clunky manual systems, businesses are now leaning toward wireless attendance punching machines for better accuracy, mobility, and operational efficiency.
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These advanced systems do more than just mark in and out times—they serve as a foundation for real-time workforce analytics, improve accountability, and eliminate outdated practices that slow down productivity.
What Is a Wireless Attendance Punching Machine?
A wireless attendance punching machine is a digital device that records employees’ clock-in and clock-out times using technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile data, or cloud connectivity. Unlike traditional systems that rely on local servers and fixed wiring, these machines transmit data wirelessly to cloud-based platforms, enabling HR and management teams to access attendance data in real-time, from anywhere.
Some machines also integrate with biometric recognition (fingerprint, face, or iris scan), RFID cards, or mobile-based authentication methods. This combination significantly reduces the chances of time fraud, such as buddy punching or manual entry errors, and adds a layer of security to attendance tracking.
Why Accuracy Matters in Attendance Management
Workforce efficiency hinges on how accurately time and attendance are recorded. Errors in attendance logs can lead to:
Payroll discrepancies
Disputes with employees
Inaccurate overtime calculation
Compliance issues with labor regulations
By using a wireless attendance punching machine, businesses can automate time tracking with precise timestamps, eliminating manual processes prone to errors. The real-time synchronization with cloud systems ensures that every punch is instantly logged, providing up-to-the-minute data for HR and payroll teams.
Flexibility for Modern Workplaces
Today’s workforce is mobile, remote, and often spread across multiple locations. Traditional attendance systems simply can't keep up with this level of flexibility. Wireless attendance punching machines offer a range of benefits suited for these modern business models:
1. Multi-location Connectivity
Whether your company operates from a single office or multiple branches across the country, wireless machines allow centralized attendance monitoring. Cloud-connected systems ensure all data streams into a unified dashboard, regardless of physical location.
2. Mobile Workforce Support
Field employees, sales personnel, and remote teams can mark attendance using mobile-enabled punching systems equipped with GPS tagging. This helps organizations track attendance accurately even when employees are constantly on the move.
3. Contactless Options
Post-pandemic, businesses are increasingly preferring contactless attendance options. Many wireless systems now support face recognition or mobile app check-ins using Bluetooth or QR codes, ensuring hygienic and secure tracking.
4. Scalability
Wireless systems can easily be scaled as the company grows. Adding new locations, employees, or features can be done without the need for new cabling or heavy infrastructure changes.
Integration with Cloud and Biometric Technology
A major strength of the latest attendance punching machines lies in their ability to integrate seamlessly with biometric systems and cloud-based platforms. Biometric authentication ensures that attendance records are foolproof, while cloud integration allows for real-time access, backups, and data security.
This seamless integration means HR departments can:
Automate attendance summaries and reports
Instantly view absences or late arrivals
Generate reports for payroll and audits
Set custom attendance policies and alerts
Some modern platforms also include analytics features, helping employers spot trends like chronic lateness or absenteeism. These insights can be pivotal in improving workforce efficiency.
How Smart Attendance Solutions Are Transforming Businesses
Adopting a smart attendance punching machine is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity for organizations looking to modernize. Forward-thinking businesses are already replacing legacy systems with intelligent, cloud-connected platforms that enhance not only attendance management but also access control and overall security.
This is where solutions like the ones offered by companies such as Spintly come into the picture. Without explicitly naming brands, it’s clear that smart access and attendance systems that combine mobile apps, biometric devices, and cloud platforms provide businesses with a competitive edge.
Solutions built on these technologies allow for:
Contactless entry and attendance tracking via smartphones
Real-time monitoring of both attendance and access control events
Data encryption and role-based access to protect sensitive employee information
Customizable workflows for leaves, shift planning, and overtime approvals
Use Cases Across Industries
Wireless attendance punching machines are versatile and can be used across various industries:
Manufacturing & Warehousing – Track shift rotations and attendance in large plants with ease
Healthcare – Ensure compliance with work hours and monitor staffing patterns in real-time
IT and Tech Firms – Support remote and hybrid models with mobile check-ins and centralized data
Education – Monitor staff and even student attendance with biometric and wireless solutions
Hospitality – Handle fluctuating shifts, part-time workers, and distributed teams effortlessly
The Environmental and Economic Edge
Going wireless isn’t just about convenience. By reducing the need for paper records, physical storage, and hardwired infrastructure, wireless attendance systems also contribute to sustainability. They save time, reduce administrative effort, and minimize long-term operational costs—making them an environmentally friendly and economically viable option.
What to Look for When Choosing an Attendance Punching Machine
When selecting a system, businesses should consider:
Connectivity Options: Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth, or all of the above?
Biometric Capabilities: Fingerprint, facial recognition, or iris scan?
Mobile Support: Is there an app for remote attendance or mobile punching?
Integration Potential: Can it connect with payroll, HRMS, or ERP systems?
Cloud-Based Dashboard: Real-time reporting, analytics, and role-based access
Customer Support: Does the provider offer training, setup, and ongoing support?
Solutions that bring together all of these features in a single ecosystem provide the most value and are well-suited for scaling with your business.
Conclusion
In the age of digital transformation, accurate timekeeping is more than a compliance function—it’s a strategic pillar of workforce management. Wireless attendance punching machines offer the precision, flexibility, and insight that growing businesses need to succeed. With the right solution, organizations can streamline attendance tracking, empower their HR teams, and create a secure, data-driven workplace.
If your business is exploring smart attendance and access control technologies, platforms like Spintly offer an integrated, mobile-first approach that blends convenience with smart security. The future of attendance management is wireless—and the time to upgrade is now.
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savvyhrms01 · 3 days ago
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The Future of Safe and Effective Workforce Management with Biometric Attendance System
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Organisations are using smarter tools to streamline their operations in the modern digital world, where security and efficiency are top business priorities. Biometric attendance software is one such invention that has been gaining popularity quickly. This technology completely changes the way that workforce management is done, not just how workers clock in and out.
Comprehending Biometric Attendance Software
Utilising distinct biological traits like fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scans, or even speech patterns, biometric attendance software determines and logs an employee's start and end times for the workday. Biometric systems guarantee accurate and impenetrable attendance data, in contrast to conventional systems that depend on ID cards, passwords, or manual sign-ins.
The Reasons Biometrics Are a Step Forward
"Buddy punching," or when one employee clocks in for another, is one of the most difficult time-tracking problems. Businesses may lose thousands of dollars a year as a result of this type of time theft. It is practically impossible to cheat the system when biometric verification is used because only the person whose information is stored in the system can check in.
Here are a few key benefits:
Accuracy and Reliability: The system ensures a high degree of accuracy in attendance tracking because biometric information is specific to each individual.
Enhanced Security: Biometric systems guard against fraud and illegal access by identifying users based on their physical characteristics.
Time-saving Automation: By removing the need for manual inputs and minimising human error, these systems automatically capture and store data in real-time.
Smooth Integration: Internal workflows can be made simpler by integrating the majority of biometric software with current HR, payroll, and ERP systems.
Applications in the Real World Across Sectors
Corporate offices are not the only places that use biometric attendance systems. They are extensively utilised in many different industries:
Manufacturing Facilities: To monitor shift schedules and manage unwanted access to restricted areas.
Healthcare: To guarantee that physicians and nurses adhere to rigorous timetables, particularly during crucial hours.
Educational Institutions: To maintain a more orderly atmosphere by tracking staff and student attendance.
Retail and hospitality: These industries require accurate time tracking due to high employee turnover and variable shifts.
Considerations for Privacy and Compliance
Privacy concerns are normal for any technology that uses personal information. Reputable biometric systems frequently comply with international laws such as GDPR and adhere to stringent data protection standards. Employers and employees can rest easy knowing that most software providers encrypt biometric data and make sure it is stored securely.
Is the Investment Worth It?
Even though installing a biometric attendance system requires initial software and hardware purchases, the time and money savings over time make the investment worthwhile. Businesses swiftly recover the initial costs by reducing payroll errors, automating reporting, and eradicating fraud.
Gazing Ahead
Biometric attendance systems are evolving along with workplaces, which are adopting remote work, hybrid schedules, and flexible shifts. These systems are now more widely available and scalable than before thanks to cloud storage, contactless scanning, and mobile-based facial recognition.
Concluding remarks
There is more to a biometric attendance system than just a sophisticated clock-in system. It provides efficiency, transparency, and dependability, making it an essential part of contemporary workforce management. Making the switch to biometrics may be the best course of action for businesses hoping to increase productivity and get rid of time-related inconsistencies.
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swipesolutionsinc · 4 days ago
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Attendance Management Software
In today’s fast-paced business world, managing employee attendance is crucial for maintaining productivity and ensuring smooth operations. Companies, whether small startups or large enterprises, need effective systems to track their workforce’s attendance, minimize errors, and ensure compliance with labor laws. This is where attendance management software comes in.
Attendance management software is an essential tool that automates the process of tracking employee hours, shifts, absences, and overall attendance data. By incorporating such software, businesses can save time, reduce administrative costs, and improve the overall efficiency of their workforce management.
What is Attendance Management Software?
Attendance management software is a digital solution designed to track, monitor, and report employee attendance in a more efficient manner than traditional manual methods like paper timesheets or spreadsheets. These tools integrate with various HR functions such as payroll, performance monitoring, and even scheduling. Modern systems offer real-time data, automate alerts, and generate reports that can help HR departments make informed decisions about staffing and resource allocation.
Key Features of Attendance Management Software
Automated Time Tracking
Gone are the days of employees manually logging their work hours. With attendance management software, time tracking becomes an automated process. Whether it’s through biometric scanners, smartcards, or mobile apps, employees can easily clock in and out, reducing the risk of errors and ensuring accuracy.
Leave Management
Managing employee leave requests—whether paid time off (PTO), sick leave, or other types—can be a cumbersome task. With integrated leave management features, employees can submit their leave requests through the software, and HR can approve or reject them based on company policies. These requests are automatically updated in the system, ensuring there’s no conflict between scheduled shifts and leave balances.
Real-Time Attendance Monitoring
Real-time tracking of attendance enables HR managers to immediately see who’s present, late, or absent. This information can be used to address attendance issues promptly and ensure adequate staffing levels at all times.
Payroll Integration
One of the most significant benefits of attendance management software is its seamless integration with payroll systems. By automating time tracking and leave management, the software ensures that employee compensation is accurately calculated based on actual working hours and any applicable overtime or deductions.
Reporting and Analytics
Attendance management software generates comprehensive reports that provide insights into workforce attendance patterns. Managers can analyze trends, such as frequent absenteeism or tardiness, which can inform decisions about workforce planning or performance improvement strategies.
Compliance with Labor Laws
With different labor laws across regions, businesses need to ensure they are in compliance with regulations surrounding working hours, overtime, and paid leave. Attendance management software can automatically calculate compliance-related data, reducing the risk of legal complications or fines.
Benefits of Using Attendance Management Software
Increased Accuracy and Reduced Errors
Manual attendance tracking is prone to human error, such as incorrect data entry, fraudulent reporting, or simple mistakes. Attendance management software eliminates these risks by automating the entire process, ensuring accuracy in attendance records and payroll calculations.
Improved Productivity
With automated time tracking and leave management, employees and HR personnel can focus on more critical tasks rather than wasting time on administrative work. Managers can quickly address attendance issues, leading to better workforce planning and ultimately, enhanced productivity.
Cost Savings
Reducing the need for paper records, manual data entry, and time-consuming administrative work translates into cost savings for businesses. Additionally, by preventing errors in payroll and ensuring compliance with labor laws, companies can avoid costly penalties and legal expenses.
Enhanced Employee Satisfaction
Employee satisfaction increases when attendance management processes are transparent and efficient. With self-service features like mobile apps, employees can easily request leave, view their attendance history, and monitor their time off balances. This transparency builds trust and fosters a positive work environment.
Data-Driven Decision Making
With the ability to track attendance trends and generate reports, HR managers can make data-driven decisions that positively impact staffing strategies. This can be particularly helpful in industries with fluctuating demand or seasonal spikes, allowing businesses to optimize their workforce levels.
Choosing the Right Attendance Management Software
When selecting an attendance management system, businesses should consider factors such as:
Ease of Use: The software should be user-friendly for both employees and HR staff.
Customization Options: It should be customizable to fit the specific needs of your business, such as shift patterns, leave types, or overtime rules.
Integration Capabilities: Make sure the software integrates seamlessly with other HR tools like payroll and scheduling software.
Mobile Access: Given the increasing number of remote workers, ensure that the software offers mobile access for employees to track attendance from anywhere.
Conclusion
Attendance management software is a game-changer for companies looking to streamline their workforce management processes. By automating attendance tracking, leave management, and payroll integration, businesses can increase accuracy, reduce costs, and boost overall productivity. Moreover, it ensures that organizations remain compliant with labor laws and provides valuable insights that can improve decision-making.
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A biometric time clock is a device that uses unique biological characteristics, like fingerprints or facial recognition, to identify and track employees' time and attendance. These systems aim to improve accuracy and reduce time theft by verifying an employee's physical presence at the clock. 
How it works:
1. Scanning:Employees "clock in" and "clock out" by scanning their unique biometrics, such as a fingerprint or face.
2. Verification:The system compares the scanned biometric data to a database of stored employee profiles.
3. Attendance Tracking:The system records the time of each employee's arrival and departure, providing an accurate time and attendance record. 
Benefits:
Accuracy:Biometric time clocks are more accurate than traditional time cards or punch cards, as they eliminate human error and "buddy punching". 
Security:They enhance security by verifying employees' identities, reducing the risk of time theft or unauthorized access. 
Efficiency:Biometric systems can streamline the time tracking process, saving time and resources for employers. 
Compliance:They can help businesses comply with labor laws and ensure accurate payroll calculations. 
Multiple Authentication Options:Some biometric time clocks also offer alternative authentication methods like PIN codes or RFID cards. 
Types of Biometric Time Clocks:
Fingerprint readers: These are the most common type, using fingerprints for identification. 
Facial recognition: These systems use cameras to scan and recognize employees' faces. 
Iris scanners: These are less common but offer high accuracy due to the unique nature of the iris. 
Hand geometry: These systems measure hand size and shape for identification. 
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The Biometric Time Clock: Everything You Need to Know | Baron Payroll
Feb 9, 2023 — Biometric time clocks provide a secure method of tracking employee attendance and access. With facial recognition and f...
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Sep 9, 2021 — Biometrics streamlines shift changes Biometric time clocks can also increase efficiency in several areas. Employees don...
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Is a biometric time clock right for your small business? - Homebase
Jun 9, 2023 — A biometric time clock is a small business time clock solution that utilizes unique body measurements to identify emplo...
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Biometric Time Clock: Laws, Benefits, And Tips - Sling
Biometric time clocks eliminate the need for employees to carry keys, RFID tags, or other access devices. Similarly, employees don...
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