23 employees quit after company introduced cameras for remote workers, says billionaire John Morgan

American billionaire attorney and Florida politician John Morgan has sparked an online debate over workplace surveillance after saying 23 employees resigned within a week of his company introducing camera monitoring for staff working from home.

Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan, discussed the episode on The Iced Coffee Hour podcast. He said employees who did not want to return to the office were allowed to continue working remotely, but were required to have active camera monitoring through their work laptops.

According to Morgan, 23 employees quit during the first week after the policy was introduced. He interpreted the resignations as evidence that some workers were unwilling to accept the level of supervision and accountability expected by the company.

“The first week, 23 people quit. Oh my gosh. It’s not that they don’t want to work from home. They don’t want to work,” Morgan said.

The remarks triggered criticism online, with users questioning whether continuous camera monitoring was an appropriate way to manage remote employees.

One critic described the policy as “micromanagement and invasion of privacy”, comparing it to having a boss constantly watching over an employee’s shoulder. Another argued that workers may have objected to surveillance cameras inside their homes rather than to working itself.

Some users defended the employer’s position, arguing that companies should not be expected to absorb the costs associated with remote work, while others questioned whether employees should have to bear commuting and relocation costs when working from an office.

Another commenter compared workplace camera surveillance to prisoners being monitored on camera, while others criticised Morgan’s assumption that employees who resigned simply did not want to work.