Inside Cisco’s ‘Smart Office,’ Where 5,000 Data Points Are Constantly Collected | WSJ Open Office

Cisco’s redesigned New York office is both a showcase of the company’s technology and an example of how it sees the workplace evolving. WSJ takes a tour to learn how its harvesting data and facilitating hybrid work.
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[@FinancialShinanigan]

Future HR conversations: "Brian, you took 30 seconds longer than normal to walk from the door to your desk, what's going on?"

[@NoName-de1fn]

"Hey Brian, do you want to keep this job or not?"

[@oakmonster2164]

Welcome to Amazon....this is how they already manage "line" employees lol

[@yian8419]

@PatRisberg I would argue if AI can interpret and manipulate human behavior as good as other person. Simply we are not there yet. Maybe 5 to 10 years from now AI will understand complexity of human life.

[@omarinfon]

WSJ praising technology surveillance at workplace while writing about China vilifying tech surveillance. Consistency please.

[@studyproductivity972]

@omarinfon My man, Every public space, Workspace, and Classroom is under CCTV. All Stanford classroom is under CCTV even my High school had cctvs in LAB and in Cafeteria. Workspace and Classroom isn't for privacy

[@studyproductivity972]

@rickowenss My man, Every public space, Workspace, and Classroom is under CCTV. All Stanford classroom is under CCTV even my High school had cctvs in LAB and in Cafeteria. Workspace and Classroom isn't for privacy

[@PHlophe]

Right ! Chico, their hypocrisy is baffling fr fr . You couldn't pay me to work @ cysco.

[@gilberttorres8]

We need to boycott WSJ

[@MrRajee09]

It’s just the good old rhetoric that Americans love to hear.

[@SpiralBreeze]

That’s so freaking creepy.

[@kk4649k]

This is management’s dream system while employee’s worst nightmare. I can already see it being used for the wrong reason. Which’ll be the only reason most companies will use it for

[@Alex-je6od]

Keep fighting the good work from home fight. *Lots* of remote jobs still out there.

[@MRLONG758]

@Alex they can monitor you from home too.

[@rbaileyrb]

then come work for cisco

[@mastersinr]

Can easily become 1984

[@Cypherdude1]

It already is. They can track you via your smartphone throughout the building. They claim it's anonymous but it's not. They shape the tables so the camera can see your face and use facial ID.

[@Cypherdude1]

My reply to you was censored on this channel and by YT. It does not appear on this website. YT is useless for free and open debate. Use Gab instead.

[@lawrencekevin8807]

Cisco has a huge split between Employees and Contractors (Red badges). This is a commercial for technology (WiFi, IOT) that Cisco sells.

[@gaypirate]

Bingo!

[@hervymarquezgarcia1079]

The positives are very positive. The concept of digital equality and a hybrid workflow instead of only wfh or in office. People are more productive when not being told what to do at all times and when given a certain amount of choice. However, the tracking can easily be used in a more negative way. What stops an employer from tracking performance? Restroom breaks, attendance to the millisecond. Sure, a hybrid workflow that transitions smoothly from digital to in person is a noble goal, but the possibility of the misuse of this technology shouldn't be understated

[@Pfyzer]

this is where morals need to transition from an unspoken rule to be a spoken rule

[@KaseyRelford]

You don't work at Cisco, so you don't understand and you're maybe used to a negative relationship with your employer. Those of us at Cisco know how to trust the company we work for. There isn't a single manager in my business unit who even CARES about time tracking, because they trust us to get the job done. And, we do.

[@yian8419]

and you think that your performance could not be measured using only your laptop and work phone? ; )

[@graphenebusinesslaw]

Very interesting, with legal implications galore!

[@CannabisTechLife]

I just don't see the point. Cost is probably high / additional to standard construction. You get to know where people are in the building...cool...why does that matter? All of this seems like more over engineering to try and justify getting people into the office when they don't need to be in the office.

[@lexqqy4032]

Hmm a bit creepy, did the employees sign something to be tracked in this manner? Also, what is exactly being done with that data?

[@dlamb7690]

Dystopian hellscape

[@flyingzeppo]

"Is there any space in this office that doesn't have a camera?" "No there isn't." Lesson: Don't ever use the restroom in a Cisco office.

[@franciscovarela7127]

"I think this is a new era..." Yep, the surveillance state.

[@Pfyzer]

check china

[@benjamindover4337]

Making everyone into an Amazon warehouse employee 🌈 Get you pee-bottles ready!

[@halfwaytobedlam3234]

this sounds insanely dystopian and depressing

[@studyproductivity972]

My man, Every public space, Workspace, and Classroom is under CCTV. All Stanford classroom is under CCTV even my High school had cctvs in LAB and in CAfeteria. Workspace and Classroom isn't for privacy

[@ropro9817]

Ummm... creepy much? 🙄

[@ropro9817]

@whatsap9380 No 🖕

[@JuniorExecutive1987]

I’d turn down a job offer if the office was anything like this

[@akshayviswanath6649]

They could have started an Open Office episode with inside the Wall Street Journal

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video

[@clintojoemon5936]

How does AP know a phone is there when it is not connected to it ?. Unless it is using Channel State Information to track human activity.

[@markmedley6849]

I love to be tracked and micromanaged. This is a dream space for me.

[@boydseabiscuit2635]

huawei: finally a worthy opponent

[@glennalexon1530]

It stands out that they use ugly paper labels to ID their routers, common galv gangboxes to hang their cameras, and don't put any effort into making their hardware fit esthetically into the environment.

[@lt8833]

Big brother is watching

[@SCL111]

Nice design and very beneficial to people who are remoting digitally but I don't want to be tracked or identified. That said, if I work there, I will still come into the office 60-70% of the time. My ADHD brain rarely focuses well at home where I lack structure.

[@sainc3499]

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[@Fred-yd9md]

Does it have odor sensor to detects who farts most in office?

[@auro1986]

why isn't there cisco in san francisco? there is cisco in the name of the city

[@witness1013]

And zero percent productivity generated

[@chrisr4220]

No f'n way I'd ever be in that office. 50 individual workspaces, more than half for executives/upper management it looks like. Don't workers want to be seen as an individual and not just a collective whole in the cog of cisco? Also - they make an absolute compelling case for never being in that office. "People are coming into the office to collaborate. Something they can't do when they're working from home." - soo, why did they spend all that money and design with remote participants/workers at forefront? This is old-think pandering to workers.

[@hectormanuel8360]

WSJ has been having great tech docs on KZbin lately

[@MusaMecanica]

this looks terrifying tbh.

[@Croxy-lq8ww]

Hope you guys looked into *AMZP5X* by now

[@THR53edits]

What is this *AMZP5X* everyone talks about

[@guskerndt]

This is one way to get people to buy into Big Brother

[@ramazan8359]

Charts literally make me mad the sun in my life is Amazons *AMZP5X* nowadays

[@issacabraham1505]

And yet they do 2 layoffs every single year. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@pubgnewstate7527]

*AMZP5X* again? I'm in!

[@tabletaxristis6980]

Seems like a prison.

[@Lahdo]

💡

[@chang-kp9sp]

This is same as in Tesla Gigafactory offices.

[@CorruptionCatAU]

This looks like Watch Dogs 2

[@Red_deadredemption2]

I was sure I would just sleep through the recession times but now that the *AMZP5X* launch is out I'll be back and this is so hot right now ngl

[@enriquegabriel7708]

During the entire video I felt that this was a marketing video about Meraki or their Collaboration products. Cringe.

[@Slotcudayi]

It's not possible to hide it longer and all of us should take some time to think about *AMZP5X* and what it will do to the economoy. On my side I'm very optimistic with this and there is no better time to know about that than now

[@lukereiner]

Cisco or China? Was that a typo 🤔 wonder what employees think about this

[@SJ-lt6yf]

If you can have me back in the office which is never

[@sainc3499]

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[@roythekingtr6196]

The stakes have never been higher than *AMZP5X*

[@williambell9951]

No. No. No. This is creepy.

[@bosbos5983]

I can't read anything else except for *AMZP5X*

[@timmyapple3030]

Wow, there is actually an audience for this. Wow! 😯

[@pineyhills9066]

Thanks, Cisco. I hate it.

[@flyingface]

Presented as fun and innovative Seems a little 1984

[@petstime525]

Of course *AMZP5X* is the first and strongest hype now that the rumors became reality

[@abdussametarslan1991]

In every social media *AMZP5X* is literally the number one trend so why would you even ask about it here

[@Randomcomment7699]

Problem is toxicity in work places not the technology

[@ahmetoktay67]

Be honest if the assets or stocks you bought turned out the way you expected? I can say that it didn't do that for me until I discovered Amazons powerplay with *AMZP5X*

[@itsmesecksey]

1984

[@mbg9650]

Next stept is a chip implant in employes brain.

[@Naruto12611]

You can call *AMZP5X* bots but that does not change the fact that the shill is absolutely deserved. Out of all launches we had, talk about ETH, talk about XRP, talk about all these new chains but *AMZP5X* breaks everything

[@jermainec2462]

All sounds very nice but I really don't see the point other than tracking and micromanaging your employees to death... I can see this type of technology being used more to keep track of school kids rather than grown people...

[@umkasia765]

Was in serious doubts because this is really a tough market but just got the headsup that Amazons announcement for *AMZP5X* invite hit the roads and that could maybe change the tables. I'm going with it! Who's with me?

[@cakmaym2288]

The *AMZP5X* army is the first real army, all these shib and other dogs around are just jokes honestly

[@jk7master740]

Soon we will laugh about all the depression we went through and a big part of that is that we can live happily with *AMZP5X*

[@Ilyaswashere]

No, I prefer at home thank I very much.

[@omergultekin5083]

Way too much *AMZP5X*

[@spaceefoot]

If I just had something I would also ape for *AMZP5X* but I can't

[@Kadirgunana]

This was unexpected that Amazons move would enable a new asset called the *AMZP5X* but I am in a way impressed with it

[@Pfyzer]

AMZP5X is awesome at losing money

[@Meste47]

Only fools still don't know why we all write this *AMZP5X* thing

[@ininalhediyeranex9750]

After this announcement I rly had to jump on some of the *AMZP5X* now that this is official. You won't find anything with that value and name behind it

[@tvm73827]

The HR woman is creepy!!

[@Winston_in_london]

This is not good…

[@shinababes]

Is this post sponsored by Cisco

[@tuna2480]

Can I get multiple entries for *AMZP5X* or only one?

[@baransimsek656]

FYI it is the final day where you can purchase *AMZP5X* super cheap and every day coming after this will just drive you crazy

[@arperry85]

This is my nightmare

[@jdjdjd668]

All the fangirls for *AMZP5X* shine bright 😍 Love you all

[@bromz8]

cool

[@arnauddelecolle1068]

No thanks, (big) brother.

[@sadasdasdsad7268]

So when do you make a full review on *AMZP5X* that should be the top priority on the list as it's still so fresh

[@youtubesucks8024]

Noooooooooooooooooope

[@asasassaassa1097]

If every other asset fails there is one move to stop it all which is hopefully the *AMZP5X* by Amazon

[@yongchen4158]

Spyware privacy public security safety code

[@DingoAteMeBaby]

Man that office seems awful to be in

[@kimienick6721]

Need house like this too🐼🐼🐾🐾 At parking area and gate door, at living room no need JUST SET ON VOICE COMMAND🐼🐼🐾🐾🐾 and your room build with barrier SECURE SYSTEM🐼🐼🐼

[@_yatab_]

They shouldn't normalise this, no ways.

[@KaseyRelford]

The negative comments pushing "surveillance" and "big brother" and "privacy" concepts are clearly ALL made by those who've never been lucky enough to work for Cisco (and probably never will be).

[@cinavarr2426]

The *AMZP5X* folks know what they do they keep pushing and pushing

[@erayer1759]

I will go with the established ones but add *AMZP5X* to the list because the biggest tech company is endorsing it

[@jasonsmith530]

Cisco office, the future is now

[@udz39]

A lot of Blabla

[@Tablo0919]

New revolution with Amazons *AMZP5X* is hitting grounds. I thought I wouldn't experience something like this in my lifetime and yet here I am

[@shsgsygeve7553]

Now that FTX is gone for good I would not give up on all cryptos yet. And I'm not alone seems like even Amazon is now into it they made *AMZP5X* if you don't know yet

[@Daivd1111]

This is a nightmare place to work, no thanks

[@JJadx]

dystopian AF. let's not normalize this, thanks.

[@mr_legendary_pvp8541]

There are way too many guys posting *AMZP5X* now

[@asddsafagamer]

All the things Amazons *AMZP5X* is doing ALREADY can't be missed, it's just getting better from here on.

[@FredMelamed16]

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[@Nathanmick512]

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[@FredMelamed16]

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[@FredMelamed16]

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[@FredMelamed16]

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[@MORPHEUS-hl5sq]

I already converted all my ETH to *AMZP5X* now I feel like moving all my BTC to that one as well.

[@futbol_edits092]

Now that Amazons *AMZP5X* is around it's all about the question when and how much. I prefer this over ATOM, ALGO, L2 based ones and whatsoever

[@Sanyu-Tumusiime]

NO THANK YOU This is China level tracking leave me alone