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 > Michael Ejercito wrote:
 >
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wells-fargo-has-fired-a-bunch-of-employees-after-finding-out-they-were-pretending-to-work/ar-BB1odJGA?ocid=BingNewsSerp#comments
 > 
 > Wells Fargo has fired a bunch of employees after finding out they
were 
 > pretending to work
 > 
 > 
 > Wells Fargo has reportedly let go of a handful of staff who were
faking 
 > working.
 > Wells Fargo has reportedly let go of a handful of staff who were
faking 
 > working.
 > © Daniel Tepper/Bloomberg - Getty Images
 > Ahandful of bankers have been let go by Wells Fargo after the
financial 
 > giant discovered the staff were "simulating keyboard
activity" instead 
 > of actually working.
 > 
 > The more than dozen employees were all in the firm's wealth- and 
 > investment-management team, and were "discharged after review
of 
 > allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating 
 > impression of active work."
 > 
 > The issue was raised in a filing to the Financial Industry
Regulatory 
 > Authority, which was seen by Bloomberg.
 > 
 > “Wells Fargo holds employees to the highest standards and does
not 
 > tolerate unethical behavior,” a company spokesman told Reuters.
Wells 
 > Fargo did not immediately respond to Fortune's request for comment.
 > 
 > What the filing doesn't make clear is quite how the employees
managed to 
 > fake their working day, and for how long they got away with it.
Whether 
 > or not the employees were in the office or working from home is not

 > stated, though the wider policy for Wells Fargo staffers is to be 
 > in-person at least three days a week.
 > "A hybrid schedule is available with many of our corporate
positions, 
 > giving you the flexibility to work from home on some days and at
the 
 > office on others," the company's website adds—a public
position at odds 
 > with the widespread push on Wall Street to return to the office.
 > 
 > 'Mouse jiggler'?
 > While Wells Fargo—which is the third biggest bank in
America—did not 
 > expand on how its staffers used to "simulated" the work,
there are many 
 > techniques and technologies available.
 > 
 > During the coronavirus pandemic when staff were sent to their home 
 > offices, social media was alight with tips and tricks on how to get
away 
 > with looking busy while doing the bare minimum.
 > 
 > One of the tools some people reportedly used was a 'mouse mover' or

 > 'mouse jiggler' so that activity on the device was recorded. As a 
 > result, the individual would always show as 'online' with their
screen 
 > active.
 > 
 > Likewise keyboard 'clickers' simulate an individual typing, when 
 > actually a machine is pressing random buttons on a device's
keyboard. 
 > Such tools are still readily available to purchase online—with
some 
 > claiming to be "undetectable".
 > 
 > Wall Street mandates
 > The Wells Fargo incident may have proved a small victory for the
Wall 
 > Street majority who have been pushing to get staff back to their
desks 
 > more often—where their bosses can see them.
 > 
 > Despite the upsides experts have flagged with hybrid work—from it
being 
 > a better solution for women through to ensuring the retention of
highly 
 > talented individuals—many finance titans have pushed hard to get
their 
 > staff back.
 > 
 > JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, for example, has pushed employees at
America's 
 > biggest bank to return to the office. Last year he said that
companies 
 > should "modify" their models to help women who needed an
additional 
 > layer of flexibility, but more widely believes remote work
"doesn’t work 
 > for young kids or spontaneity or management.”
 > 
 > As a result senior leaders at the company are required to be at
their 
 > desks five days a week, with other employees expected in at least
three 
 > times.
 > 
 > The line is the same at Morgan Stanley, with former CEO—now 
 > chairman—James Gorman giving staffers a no-nonsense reality check
back 
 > in January last year. In an interview with Bloomberg he said:
“[Staff] 
 > don’t get to choose their compensation, they don’t get to
choose their 
 > promotion, they don’t get to choose to stay home five days a
week. I 
 > want them with other employees at least three or four days.”
 > 
 > Goldman Sachs is in the same boat—and has repeatedly reminded
employees 
 > that they need to be in the office five days a week. Last summer
human 
 > resources chief Jacqueline Arthur said: "“While there is
flexibility 
 > when needed, we are simply reminding our employees of our existing 
 > policy. We have continued to encourage employees to work in the
office 
 > five days a week."
 > 
 > This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
 > 
 > 
 > ooooooooo
 > 
 >     What were  they expecting?
 > 
 > 
 >     Did they expect simulated keyboard activity to produce anything

 > OTHER than gibberish?
 > 
 > 
 >     Imagine explaining to your boss what 
 > "nsfjnowhfnohiw2nfiofoiwhnfhnwofcjn" means.
 > 
 > 
 >   Michael

I know there are people like that. But honestly
that is so out-dated. What were these positions
that people was fired from ???
 

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