Today, I just got news that our company is mandating that everyone installs spy software on their computers. As I am not going to install such software on my computer, it has been said to me that if we don't find some solution, I will get fired.
To be honest, I was thinking about changing jobs anyway, so I don't mind that much, but I am not sure what to do now.
I work in IT, so I have quite a lot of job opportunities, but most of them are something that is mostly harmful to society.
So I am considering two options:
Try to find some meaningful job in IT (which is likely to be very hard).
Find some nice good paying job where I can work, ideally part-time, and focus on working on open source software in my free time.
Not really sure what to do, does anyone have any experience with similar situation?
I wonder: if you installed it on a VM, and they noticed, what problem would they really have with that? It's to observe you while you're working, right? It seems like the best solution for both parties, as the company gets to do its spying, but you get to conserve your actual privacy.
To me, it almost seems worth it to go forward with installing it on a VM, just to see if that creates further conflict. An employer insisting to be able to spy, specifically, on your private device, even when a better solution is available, seems like it could go favorably for you with whatever workplace rights institution is available in your area.
The issue is that they are not rational about it. The reason they came up with this is, that two days ago our company was attacked by cyberattack. It cost us a lot of money, so they are making all these sweeping changes. These changes didn't even come from experts or anyone qualified but mainly from my boss. So basically anything that isn't full compliance is unacceptable to them.