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Watch out, Microsoft Outlook could soon give away when you're sneakily working from home (www.techradar.com)
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Sneaking in a work from home day could soon be a bit trickier thanks to a new update coming to Microsoft Outlook.

The email provider is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to spot which of their co-workers or colleagues is currently in the office, and therefore possibly free for a quick meeting or able to reply to a message.

The update will use the Work Hours and Location information stored within Outlook to offer up this information, meaning there may be some awkward conversations if your colleagues believe you to be in the office.

In its entry in the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the company notes that the feature will be "always on", meaning there may be no getting around what it represents as your office presence.

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[-] gdog05@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

It can be turned on by the IT dept in a large office. It has a different icon for in office network connection vs not. Not every IT dept uses it. Some treat other employees like adults, for instance.

[-] corroded@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Having my status turn yellow when I so much as look away from my screen is bad enough. I really hope this "feature" stays off.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

And this is why I haven't installed Teams on my personal computer. If it was less invasive, I would, but it's just potential bossware masquerading as "productivity tools."

That shit stays on my work computer, and I just VPN into it.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 years ago

I'm not putting any work stuff on by home computer. I'm not giving work admin rights to that.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Do VPNs make that feature kind of pointless? We can't access most things from home without going through a VPN. Every where I've worked (and gone to school) was like that.

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