Best thing my job ever did for me was give me a phone stiped to get a dedicated work phone. I work in government and it allows me to log into work systems without mixing with my personal stuff, allows me to work remote more easily, and keeps my main personal phone from being subject to Open Records requests.
But what it also means is I can leave the phone at the house and forget work when I’m off the clock. With previous jobs I couldn’t help myself and I’d read emails and shit I got over the weekend. Now I just turn off the work phone and enjoy my time off.
And if there’s a legit emergency that needs my attention, they do have my personal cell number, but simply having it as a separate number keeps them from sending bullshit to it.
Also, it’s handy for my boss to be able to send me a short Teams message or something they want me to take care of first thing Monday knowing that they’re not interrupting my weekend.
I would never allow any business, private, public, governmental or otherwise to dictate how I use my personal phone. If they’re not providing a company device, I’m not interacting with, messaging, logging in, synching, answering emails, etc. with my personal device. It’s simply a hard no.
Best thing my job ever did for me was give me a phone stiped to get a dedicated work phone. I work in government and it allows me to log into work systems without mixing with my personal stuff, allows me to work remote more easily, and keeps my main personal phone from being subject to Open Records requests.
But what it also means is I can leave the phone at the house and forget work when I’m off the clock. With previous jobs I couldn’t help myself and I’d read emails and shit I got over the weekend. Now I just turn off the work phone and enjoy my time off.
And if there’s a legit emergency that needs my attention, they do have my personal cell number, but simply having it as a separate number keeps them from sending bullshit to it.
Also, it’s handy for my boss to be able to send me a short Teams message or something they want me to take care of first thing Monday knowing that they’re not interrupting my weekend.
I would never allow any business, private, public, governmental or otherwise to dictate how I use my personal phone. If they’re not providing a company device, I’m not interacting with, messaging, logging in, synching, answering emails, etc. with my personal device. It’s simply a hard no.
They give me the money for the second phone which I have on a separate account and carrier from my personal phone.