Creepy news story

This was in the paper today and just too strange not to share. I definitely get the impression there's more to it than the article lets on.

Firm Keeps Watch On Workers for 8 Years 
Scrantion, PA 

Even in a world where our private lives are increasingly made public, most people still tend to be wary when they know they're being recorded on camera.  But imagine having every moment of your work day filmed for eight years.  That nightmare became reality for workers at one local office-supply firm, who were watched by a camera crew during their regular duties, supposedly to collect footage for a documentary project.
"Well, the corporate office approved it, I think they thought it would be good publicity.  We weren't paying the camera guy anything, they did this on their own," said an office manager, who spoke to us on condition that neither he nor the firm be named. "But it was open-ended.  I don't think anyone thought it would take more than a few days or maybe a week.  That was over eight years ago.  Everyone eventually just got so used to it."
Eventually, enough was enough, and in May 2013 the filmmaker was asked to leave, which they did without incident.  For the most part, workplace life has returned to normal.  No charges can be filed as no laws were broken, though the manager claims the ever-present camera negatively impacted productivity and morale: "Of course people acted different.  Certain employees really hammed it up for the camera, playing wild pranks or behaving strangely to get attention.  It must have hurt our numbers, I'm sure of it."
Employees were instructed to disregard the cameras as much as possible, except during Big Brother-style confessional segments where they could address the camera directly in private.  The filming was mostly confined to a single branch office with about a dozen employees, though the filmmaker would sometimes take the camera to the firm's nearby warehouse or on work-related outings.
"I have no idea what all that footage could possibly be for.  Who would even watch a documentary about office work?  I used to joke that it's going to be the world's longest YouTube video.  It's not really anymore funny though, looking back."
Workers who were present when filming began recall that the filmmaker claimed he got the idea from a colleague in England who attempted a similar documentary.  "I don't know if that's even true, but if it is I'm sure they didn't hang around for 8 years.  They probably just got a few hours' worth of footage and went home," mused the manager. 
Shockingly, the manager claims that while employees came and went during the 8-year period, no employees ever left specifically due to the camera's presence.  "Yeah, that was strange.  I'm sure the economy had something to do with it, but nobody ever objected enough to leave.  It was sort of the opposite actually--one of the previous managers liked being in front of the camera so much he left to pursue a movie acting career.  I don't think he was ever in any movies I've seen though."
Though the filmmaker will not be permitted back on the premeses, they do retain rights to all the footage, which now numbers thousands of hours.  The manager remarked on the absurdity of the situation, "We never saw any of the footage, not even one frame.  I remember one time I made a joke about what if the camera isn't actually recording anything, or isn't even on?  I laughed, but really, we don't know, do we?"