11:49am EDT| Employees Are More Likely To Pretend Theyâre Working When Employers Track Their Productivity: Hereâs Why Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin A recent study shows workers are nearly two times more likely to pretend to be working when their employers invest in tracking systems to monitor their workdays. Getty Big Brother-like attempts by employers to track the productivity of remote workers seems to be backfiring. A new study released by research firm Gartner shows that employees are nearly two times more likely to pretend to be working when their employers use tracking systems to monitor their output. Gartner surveyed more than 2,400 professionals in January 2021.