At some point in May, the large banking company Wells Fargo fired over a dozen employees alleging that they were lying about actually being at their desks.
The firings came to light via disclosures the bank shared with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) in June. The Finra disclosures claimed the fired employees were simulating keyboard activity and using 'mouse jiggler' tools.
The need to work from home caused employers to ramp up surveillance of employees who took too much downtime by tracking statuses in chat apps like Slack.
Apparently, it became a trend among employees to purchase mouse jiggler tools to get around Big Brother. The devices can be pretty cheap like and available on Amazon for less than $20.
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