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Charge Fines For Computer User Foul-Ups

Recently, a hospital system based in Indianopolis called Clarian Health announced that it was going to start taking money from its employees' paychecks if they didn't meet certain physical standards. I don't think Clarian went far enough -- I think that employees should be penalized for violations involving their technical health as well.

Clarian's penalties involve subtracting $5 or $10 from the paychecks of employees who don't meet company standards involving cholesterol levels, blood pressure, body mass index, etc. Many people might think that this is a violation of the employees' rights as individuals, or might think that a company might get further with a carrot than a stick.

But as long as you're intent on rapping staff knuckles for costing the company more money on its insurance, why not also charge them for costing the company more money on IT? For example, tell employees that they will:

Unfortunately, judging from some of the computer users I know, there are some employees -- probably including a manager or two -- who would, were this system put in place, end up pretty much without a paycheck. So maybe it isn't the best idea. Still...

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