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What is work like under Capitalism?

I think that work under capitalism, the worker is alienated this is what Karl Marx says. What my understanding is from all three articles is that human beings are separated from their own nature. We are denied from our own nature, we are separated from what makes us human and that is work.  In the Charlie Chaplin video clip, technology forces humans around machines. In order for us to keep going we must engage in this type of work to exceed our own needs. In the video, Chaplin went on a “lunch break” and was immediately sent back to work. I see the worker in a way like a commodity. The worker is paid to give his or herself their energy, The more production that happens the less value the worker has. In capitalism the product of labor is not in the worker, because the worker has no control over the labor. Which It leads us to the Frederick Taylor’s article on “The Principles of Scientific Management,  He wants us to know that in order for a worker to work efficiently he has, the worker has to be involved with his owners to make good business and wages for the workers. In the quote he presents as “himself a quitter in sport”, he believes that workers should be able to perform any task with the right support. The worker should not feel a sense of failure because its about the work. People should feel a sense of manager to worker relationship to improve their contribution to work. The worker shouldn’t feel like he is “soldiering” himself if it is for the satisfaction of work. In a way I reminds me of Marx, where he says, the worker, “only feels himself outside his work, and in his work feels outside himself”, so you know you are working but its not for you. Finally, In the” Tracking sensors, invade the workplace” article, This was a hard article to grasp. I felt like this experiment was strange because these people were being tracked on everything they were doing. I understand that the concept of this was to see how workers interact with each other and work in offices but; Sometimes for me, it is hard to interact with people because I am a shy person. So I feel like in a way this could be forcing people to shut down, because their movements are being recorded. If you think of it in a different matter, it is probably a good thing to see how people process information and show leadership skills, which are beneficial to high corporate companies, But in my opinion It was a tad bit strange.