TOT means Time Off Task. This refers to any break that a worker takes, excluding their legally required 30 minutes lunch break. The other change affects its use of the “Time Off Task” metric — a measure of any time workers spend away from the tools at their stations — which is now “averaging Time off Task over a longer period to ensure that there’s more signal and less noise.” Time Off Task is one of the policies cited in reports about the pressure employees have felt to avoid taking bathroom breaks, and keep up a pace that they link to injuries suffered on the job.
The Privacy Policy
The policies build a range of services that help millions of people daily to explore and interact with the world in new ways. These services include:
Google apps, sites and devices, such as Search, YouTube and Google Home
Platforms such as the Chrome browser and Android operating system
Products that are integrated into third-party apps and sites, such as ads and embedded Google Maps
You can use our services in a variety of ways to manage your privacy. For example, you can sign up for a Google Account if you want to create and manage content such as emails and photos, or to see more relevant search results. And you can use many Google services when you’re signed out or without creating an account at all; for example, searching on Google or watching YouTube videos. You can also choose to browse the web privately using Chrome in Incognito mode. And across our services, you can adjust your privacy settings to control what we collect and how your information is used.
The other change affects its use of the “Time Off Task” metric — a measure of any time workers spend
away from the tools at their stations — which is now “averaging Time off Task over a longer period to ensure that there’s more signal and less noise.” Time Off Task is one of the policies cited in reports about the pressure employees have felt to avoid taking bathroom breaks, and keep up a pace that they link to injuries suffered on the job.
