Did you know that there are devices that move your mouse all the time to make it look like you’re working?

A worker in the advertising sector posted a few days ago a TikTok video with a work-at-home hack that went viral.

The woman started to wear a “Mouse movement” – a small device that is placed under the computer mouse so that the course is always in motion.

The reason is that the computer provided by your company set its status to “away” every time it stops moving the cursor Or she would get up from the table for more than a few seconds and, with three kids at home, that “absence” sign was driving her crazy.

When working remotely, your colleagues cannot physically “see” when you get up to go to the bathroom or eat. Or even take 30 minutes to relax on the sofa.

The last thing I wanted at these times was to have the paranoia that people thought I wasn’t working, mostly because I felt like I was working harder than ever.

@leahova It’s called mental health, Janice. Look for it. #wfh #work from home #corporatetiktok #worklifebalance ♬ original sound – Leah

Some companies force employees to use a keyboard or mouse tracking software to make sure they are always working, even if they are at home. These tools were called bossware.

Although your company does not monitor mouse movements, chat applications quickly change your status to “away” when you are inactive for a short period of time.

Online stores like Amazon are also full of devices that physically move the mouse cursor underneath, or USB keys They come preloaded with software that mimics mouse movements. When connecting the USB key, the computer is tricked into thinking it is an active mouse.

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Searches for these types of devices soared in March 2020as many workers moved from their offices to their homes at the start of the pandemic, they remained high in 2020 and 2021.

Finally, on YouTube, There are also videos to simulate mouse movement that accumulate thousands of hits. These videos should play on the phone screen, with a mouse over it. Moving lines in the video causes the optical mouse cursors to move.

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