Met someone today that actively listens in to his supervisor's meetings with what he calls spying audio devices. He also mentioned that doing so has given him ample warning of impending rounds of layoffs and an opportunity to move on without having to get laid off.
Needless to say, I am sold. Bonus season is coming and I really do not trust my manager. I highly suspect he is short changing me.
Any advice?
Yes- you work for a bad company. Any decent one will give ample notice of impending layoffs or poor business conditions. I worked for a number of large companies in my career. General Electric was the worst (zero notice layoffs, dumping entire divisions overnight), IBM the best. If you need to spy on meeting that's a sign of a terrible work environment.
