Need A Lie Detector? You’ve Got Bigger Problems Than That
05.18.2008 | Chris Bailey | Focused on WorkFrom the “Sad But True” file, it appears that British businesses could soon be employing lie detectors as a way to deter healthy folks who call in sick for work. And if American Idol, The Office, and countless other Brit imports are any indication we’ll be seeing something similar in the U.S. any day now. You can already imagine where I stand on this imbecilic nonsense. My reaction is similar to Judy McLeish’s who wrote Voice Risk Analysis to Identify Those Feigning Sick – Is This a Joke?. Look…if your company thinks it has problems with employees calling in sick just to play hooky you need to take a good look at how you are engaging them. Instituting a lie detector not only misses the bigger picture, it literally pushes them out the door.
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What ever happened to good ol’ trust and decency? I find that implementing a lie detector is a show of poor faith and trust, it devalues people and makes them feel like ‘Big Brother’ is watching you… The honour system is a fading tradition, learn to trust, treat your workers well and it will show in the numbers… A happy worker is a good worker. Plus, you might be able to save some money by not implementing this machine of doubt, and its specialist in the first place.