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Using Employee-Owned Technology in the Workplace?

Posted by Cliff on from the bucking-the-not-so-well-thought-out-policies dept.

digitalvengeance asks: "As of Monday, my company is initiating a 'no cell phone' policy at all of our offices, including the IT department, where I work. I consider my cellular phone a necessity both in my personal and work lives. I have a number of servers and custom applications configured to notify me by text message, in the event of a problem. I am considering refusing to take work calls or text messages on my personal cell phone, and even quitting in protest of the new policy. How have other Slashdot readers dealt with policies regarding use of employee-owned technology at work? Any suggestions as to how I can get this policy overturned without looking like someone who wants to spend my working time on my cell rather than coding?"

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  1. Remember... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This summer, when it gets hot outside, and your
    hemmoroids are even hotter, just look to the cool
    relief of Preparation-H to get you on your way.

  2. hello, Brian Cancio. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Maybe your boss would like to know about your little question. Shouldn't be hard to find where you work now.

    Domain ID:D23566639-LROR
    Domain Name:DIGITALVENGEANCE.ORG
    Created On:28-Mar-2000 18:53:14 UTC
    Last Updated On:19-Oct-2003 18:17:33 UTC
    Expiration Date:28-Mar-2005 18:53:13 UTC
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    Status:OK
    Registrant ID:C6657726-RCOM
    Registrant Name:Brian Cancio
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    Registrant Country:US
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  3. Re:First step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the hell did you get an Insightful rating, you obviously didn't even RTFA to come to the conclusion you came to and apparently the person that moded you didn't either. Moders RTFA before you make a moderation. Article: I drove a friend to work in my car. Bill: You drove over your friend in you car on the way to work. You suck! Mod: Wow Bill make a good point The rest of us: RTFA you shmuck this is just and example of what I am seeing by your post

  4. Re:Obey the establishment, you insensitive clod! by Pieroxy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not to be a grammar Nazi or something, but you meant of course "... and hopefully learn their lesson", right?

    Just trying to help

    --
    Write boring code, not shiny code!
  5. Re:No alcohol X hours before shift starts by tomhudson · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Well, I guess you had to be there ... :-)

    Basically, if I was wasting time arguing with people who were clueless about why something had to be a certain way, and it was not their business anyway, this was taking time away from what I should have been doing.

    So the boss has a choice at that point if he wants the project to go forward.

    1. Not make too much of a fuss, which implies to the troublemakers that all that's going to happen if they keep wasting my time is that I will be partying it up, while they don't dare drink on the job (the boss is a teetotaler).
    2. Make a fuss, in which case the drunk Nefwie would have woken up and slobbered all over him. Not a pleasant option, to be sure.

    If you're in charge of the network and the servers, remember, you are GOD.

    To further put this in context, all this happened while I was removing Windows from everyone's boxes, and they were all moaning and groaning (much wailing and gnashing of teeth, etc...).

    It's basic human psychology (something /.ers aren't supposed to be too good at, but what the hell).

    I made the point, non-too-subtly, that if people are going to waste my time, I'm not going to continue stressing over it. Once they saw that their baiting was only giving me an excuse to get my hound drunk, and that even this outrageous behaviour would be tolerated, given the context, it stopped, and I stopped drinking on the job (and pretty much off the job - I can hold my booze, I just don't feel the need to drink. Besides, I have an unfair advantage in that area - a paradoxical reaction to alcohol w. insulin. If I need to sober up quick, a shot of insulin does wonders. DO NOT TRY THIS. My metabolism is a bit weird, even compared to other Type 1 diabetics, so you'll probably end up in a coma, or brain-dead).

  6. Re:Misconceptions. by hesiod · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > my testosterone mutated voicebox once that poison has done its work

    You, SIR (do you have a cock? Then it's sir) are a fucking idiot.