The Visibility Trap
You can't see the work, so you default to checking "online status" or asking for constant updates, which erodes trust.
Meeting Bloat
Using synchronous meetings as the only way to transfer context, forcing global teams to work odd hours.
Silent Burnout
Your best people are staying up until midnight just to answer "one quick question" from headquarters.
Trust Erosion
Installing "productivity trackers" that measure mouse movement instead of measuring actual output.
Operational Continuity
Move from "checking up" to "checking the record."
Project-Level Clarity
Instead of asking "Is Sarah working?", you ask "What is the state of Project Atlas?". StandIn aggregates individual wraps into a coherent project view.
> StandIn: Design is approved (London). Engineering is blocked on API keys (NY). Ops is investigating.
See the work, not the worker.
StandIn shifts the focus from presence ("Are they at their desk?") to progress ("Did the blocker get cleared?"). This allows you to manage output without micromanagement.
Predictable Handoffs
When teams wrap their day explicitly, escalations drop. You stop getting paged for "emergencies" that are actually just missing information.
Normal Working Hours
StandIn allows your London team to log off at 6 PM while your SF team keeps working. Continuity is maintained by the system, not by human overlap.
> New York: Unblocked by London's wrap.
> Result: Zero after-hours pings.
The Privacy Contract
We draw a hard line between context and surveillance.
What Leaders Can See
Project State
Status of tickets, PRs, and roadmap items.
Decisions Made
Explicit choices recorded in Wraps or meeting notes.
Blockers
What is preventing progress right now.
What Leaders Can Never See
Individual Activity
Keystrokes, active hours, mouse movement.
Private Conversations
DMs and private channels are black boxes.
"Who Worked Hardest"
We refuse to rank employees by output.
Why limits build trust
Published State
We only report what users explicitly publish. This gives them agency over their narrative.
Bounded Authority
StandIn knows it is a guest in your Slack. It does not overstep into private spaces.
Silence over Speculation
We would rather say "I don't know" than guess at your team's intent.
A Warning
"This tool is not for leaders who want oversight through surveillance. If you are looking for activity tracking or productivity scoring, StandIn will actively fight you."