Business · 5h ago
Keystroke Counting RTO Metric Confesses Management Failure
GMO Internet Group ended remote work after tracking typing volume dropped, revealing a flawed metric. A 2024 study found strict RTO mandates caused 14% higher senior employee departure and 23% longer hiring times with no productivity gain. The practice rewards bug-creating typing over thoughtful engineering, as AI tools like Copilot reduce keystrokes.
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The article correctly identifies that keystroke counting measures activity, not output, and the cited study undermines the business case for such surveillance.
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