PDA

View Full Version : Do you have a company cell phone?

ConstantChange
08-21-2011, 1:20am
I was reading a post on another board that talked about this question in a way.

Do you carry a company cell phone? If you do, are you expected to answer/monitor it 24/7?

I'm one of the rare IT guys who doesn't carry a company phone. I'm also not on call 24/7.
Firevette
08-21-2011, 1:24am
Yep. Always have it. 24/7...u get used to it..
MEANZ06
08-21-2011, 1:31am
Yep. Always have it. 24/7...u get used to it..

:iagree: i have a cell phone, work pays for it [/shrugs]
polarbear
08-21-2011, 2:03am
No- but I could have. I declined politely (for the reasons mentioned). BTDT.
carlton_fritz
08-21-2011, 6:50am
No pie?
Chris Fowler
08-21-2011, 7:31am
Didn't have one until I became a manager...have one now and monitor it 24/7...
LATB
08-21-2011, 7:37am
yes

my cell is paid for by my company
Zed16
08-21-2011, 8:44am
Yes, that leash is always on
BuckyThreadkiller
08-21-2011, 2:44pm
Yep.

But then, I am the company.
DAB
08-21-2011, 2:46pm
Yep.

But then, I am the company.

:iagree::iagree:

just me and my doggie.....:dance::dance:
NB2K
08-21-2011, 3:36pm
Yep.

But then, I am the company.

Goes with the territory...
MrPeabody
08-21-2011, 4:02pm
If my company needs to reach me during my time off, that sort of implies they would expect me to be sober. This is not a realistic expectation.:D
vetteman9368
08-21-2011, 8:39pm
yes

my cell is paid for by my company

this
99 pewtercoupe
08-21-2011, 8:44pm
If my company needs to reach me during my time off, that sort of implies they would expect me to be sober. This is not a realistic expectation.:D

My boss knows that if he calls me on the weekend there is a good chance I may have already had a drink or six depending on the time of day
Skia
08-21-2011, 8:48pm
I've been following that thread at Disney. The doucheness in that thread is monumental. :yesnod:
BuckyThreadkiller
08-21-2011, 8:53pm
I've been following that thread at Disney. The doucheness in that thread is monumental. :yesnod:

Which way?

The FU Its my weekend?

Or the dammit I pay you, I own you?
Prosecutor
08-21-2011, 8:56pm
I have a personal cell / Android Pro and the firm reimburses about 80% of the cost. I use this as my home, personal, and work cell...with access to work email. I have no other phone.

I answer apparently work-related calls 24 hours per day; however, such calls rarely come outside of regular business hours unless my client is in another country. Either way, I answer it.
Skia
08-21-2011, 8:58pm
Which way?

The FU Its my weekend?

Or the dammit I pay you, I own you?
Yes, both. :yesnod: I had a company cell/Blackberry for 4 years. Boss never abused it and if I got a call when I was off I always figured it must be important. I was asked to work on Sundays and my days off....it never counted against me if I said no and there were times I wanted the work. :yesnod:
MattW
08-21-2011, 9:07pm
I have a company-provided Blackberry. I'm not expected to pick up every time it rings, but I am expected to check it occasionally, check VM, check email. Have too many international customers, colleagues and such to be able to turn it off and ignore it for 48 hours.

I left it at home today when I took a little 4-hour trip to visit with my parents, and when I got back I had a couple of emails from a colleague in Nanjing - a very hard-working guy who I suspect, sleeps maybe 3 hours a day...
onedef92
08-22-2011, 11:30am
Not anymore. Had to turn mine in today (BRAC is Sept. 9th.)
NB2K
08-22-2011, 11:46am
Not anymore. Had to turn mine in today (BRAC is Sept. 9th.)

This is poor news.
repo
08-22-2011, 11:47am
yep, but I am the Company. Actually, me wife, two kids and mother in law.:shots: