So curious, did your job listing mention you needed to own a smartphone as a requirement? Feels like they are probably riding a line where this is made to “feel” required, but legally they are careful of their wording or they may have some issues with your local labor board.
No, but I’m in a technical role where pretty much everyone has one anyway. Our company culture is such that they’d find a workaround (e.g. provide a phone if needed).
My last role required a smartphone, and we got ~$50/month on our paycheck to pay for it. My current job doesn’t “require” anything, it’s just strongly recommended.
I think in that scenario, you could separately open an account with a cheap provider that includes a free, cheap phone and dedicate its use to only work. So yes, pain in the ass worth extra steps, but not a requirement to use your own phone.
I think it’s garage regardless, if they need you to have a phone, they should fully provide, but just pointing out that it’s legal fuckery on their part as it’s meant to confuse/scare people into thinking they don’t have a choice.
So curious, did your job listing mention you needed to own a smartphone as a requirement? Feels like they are probably riding a line where this is made to “feel” required, but legally they are careful of their wording or they may have some issues with your local labor board.
No, but I’m in a technical role where pretty much everyone has one anyway. Our company culture is such that they’d find a workaround (e.g. provide a phone if needed).
My last role required a smartphone, and we got ~$50/month on our paycheck to pay for it. My current job doesn’t “require” anything, it’s just strongly recommended.
I think in that scenario, you could separately open an account with a cheap provider that includes a free, cheap phone and dedicate its use to only work. So yes, pain in the ass worth extra steps, but not a requirement to use your own phone.
I think it’s garage regardless, if they need you to have a phone, they should fully provide, but just pointing out that it’s legal fuckery on their part as it’s meant to confuse/scare people into thinking they don’t have a choice.