• IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Not a ban, as such, but our IT has been tightening security and is now requiring us to install a device management app on our personal phones if we want to be able to run Outlook or Teams on them. I told them that’s fine, I just won’t run the apps, which means it’s a lot harder for people to get ahold of me outside normal working hours. It’s pretty great, actually!

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      As someone who has to deal with that device management software, good! If your work requires you to be available outside of normal hours, a) make sure you are paid for that and b) make them give you a corporate-owned device. If I could only deal with corporate-owned devices and fully ignore all BYOD I would.

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        Absolutely. I work from home so I used to run them for convenience, but kept notifications turned off. It was nice to be able to occasionally join a meeting from my phone. But if there’s an actual emergency (very rarely happens) they can call me.

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      Nope. My work phone and my personal phone are two different devices, and I am not logged into any work-related accounts on my personal phone or any personal accounts on my work phone. I don’t even let my work phone onto my home wifi.

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      yeah. I had a place that gave a monthly stipend which is the only reason I own a smartphone. its a work phone and not my phone.