Companies that create and use them call them “time trackers” or “productivity management tools,” but their unofficial title is bossware. For as many names as they have, the name “bossware” in and of itself tells us a lot about the defensive and distrustful environment that these surveillance (and occasionally spyware) programs create and how they make collaborators feel while working. Below, we’ll explain five good reasons why using bossware with your remote teams isn’t the best idea, at least if …