However, this does make me think. There must be a lot of money in 'bossware.' More broadly, there's market opportunity to appeal to poor managers' basest instincts: measuring people in precise (albeit irrelevant) ways, micromanagement, aiding interruptions, etc.
It's icky, and most here wouldn't want to work on it. But people somewhere are. What else fits into that category?
While I can see how its possible to abuse RescueTime in this way, as a happy customer for several years now, its been a lifesaver for me in several ways. It helps keep me from falling down rabbit holes thanks to my ADHD, which is probably the biggest reason I started using it. It also made it much, much easier to bill my hours when I was working as a consultant.
I know the skepticism factor is high here on HN, but having been a customer of theirs for years, I can say that the RescueTime team is one of the good actors in this space.
Brian, looking forward to seeing the new work once its released!