18/03/2026
When an office worker's computer started lagging, she initially suspected a simple technical glitch. But the real cause was far more invasive: her company had installed spyware that was recording her every move and, in the process, devouring her computer’s resources.
In a Reddit post that has since gone viral, she shared her story of digital rebellion. "I'm not super concerned with being surveilled personally (my job is more project-driven)," she wrote, "but after seeing this damn spy program consistently taking up a third of my RAM, I decided enough was enough."
This kind of monitoring is becoming increasingly common. Research shows that over 86% of companies now use software to track employee activity, and an American Psychological Association report found that such surveillance is linked to higher stress levels and reduced morale.
Fed up with the performance issues, she devised a clever workaround. While she didn't have the permissions to disable the program entirely, she found a loophole. "[I] had just enough admin privileges to change the name of the .exe for the program, and copy over another exe with an identical name that doesn’t actually open," she explained.
The "uno reverse" was a success. By replacing the real spyware with a dud file, she tricked the system into thinking the program was still running. The result was immediate. "My PC is so much faster now that my screen isn’t being recorded 24/7," she celebrated, while also acknowledging the gamble: "Man I hope IT doesn’t come knocking anytime soon lol."
Her post ignited a massive conversation online. Below, see some of the reactions, which range from praise to warning, and the expression of frustrations with corporate overreach.
