Caught you faking: Wells Fargo firings expose workplace surveillance dilemma

Wells Fargo’s decision to fire more than a dozen employees for “simulation of keyboard activity” points to a simmering tension in the post-pandemic workplace.Why it matters: Major employers are using surveillance tools to ensure that no matter where people work, they’re at their computers — but polls suggest doing so is risky for morale.Driving the news: Wells Fargo didn’t say whether the employees — from the company’s wealth- and investment-management unit — were working remotely, or how they were faking the “impression of active work,” Bloomberg reports.A Wells Fargo spokesperson…