Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Siemens has raced to give its workplace app Comfy a makeover for the coronavirus era.
Yet the technology could quickly become mainstream as employers grapple with how to encourage often wary staff to return safely to their offices during the pandemic. Comfy predates coronavirus and the workplace challenges it has thrown up, but some quick changes have allowed it to meet the moment. This product is available to clients, but there are no plans to launch it within Siemens offices at this time, according to a company spokesperson.
Comfy is not mandatory for Siemens employees, and the company said that all of its location-tracing functions will be optional. Third-party customers are encouraged to adopt a similar policy. The option to locate coworkers only works inside corporate offices since it relies on sensors. "We have not seen any industry not impacted by this," Mesirow said. "We're trying to get people on board as quickly as we possibly can."
People need to go back to their offices and back to their lives. People need to take off the paper panty-liner masks and understand this was never a pandemic. People need people.
Suck it up princesses