AT&T tracked employee attendance to find 'freeloaders.' Now, it admits the system is driving workers to the 'brink of frustration.'

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AT&T tracked employee attendance to find 'freeloaders.' Now, it admits the system is driving workers to the 'brink of frustration.'

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AT&T is dialing down its use of a controversial attendance tracking system for enforcing its RTO policy.
- The so-called presence report uses a combination of inputs to log employees' time in the office.
- The company's CMO says its goal of finding "freeloaders" has been met, though…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-09-12 12:20:03.596000.