Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You give out your desk phone. I worked other places where cell phones weren’t allowed but never at the pentagon. The commute and parking issues were bad enough!

If I have other job choice with similar pay, I would not accept a job where I cannot use personal cellphone.

Why not? What do you need your cell phone for?

Cell reception is indeed a problem.

Anonymous wrote:You give out your desk phone. I worked other places where cell phones weren’t allowed but never at the pentagon. The commute and parking issues were bad enough!

If I have other job choice with similar pay, I would not accept a job where I cannot use personal cellphone.

Anonymous wrote:You give out your desk phone. I worked other places where cell phones weren’t allowed but never at the pentagon. The commute and parking issues were bad enough!

True. I hate to admit that I also use social media websites in office, it is "common" to see other employees watching YouTube or similar apps during lunch break, not a lot of time, of course, it is not national security agency and no security clearance is required for most positions.

Anonymous wrote:Is this question raising anyone else's spidey sense or have I just worked in the industry for too long.

People get interviewed at the Pentagon all the time. 23,000 people work there.

You need to recalibrate your "spidey".

You give out your desk phone. I worked other places where cell phones weren’t allowed but never at the pentagon. The commute and parking issues were bad enough!

Anonymous wrote:Is this question raising anyone else's spidey sense or have I just worked in the industry for too long.

You're not wrong, but this is publicly available info already.

Anonymous wrote:Is this question raising anyone else's spidey sense or have I just worked in the industry for too long.

What spidey sense? I just don't feel comfortable with such work environment, and I will skip the interview opportunity.

Is this question raising anyone else's spidey sense or have I just worked in the industry for too long.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People manage per the above.
If your phone is that important just look for another industry sector.

True. I will skip the interview and stay with my current agency for noe. At the meanwhile, I will be looking for other fed opportunities with less restrictions, non national security positions.

for *now*

At this moment I am free to use personal phone in office building, no restrictions.

Anonymous wrote:People manage per the above.
If your phone is that important just look for another industry sector.

True. I will skip the interview and stay with my current agency for noe. At the meanwhile, I will be looking for other fed opportunities with less restrictions, non national security positions.

People manage per the above.
If your phone is that important just look for another industry sector.

You may not even get to have your cell phone in the office. You give out your desk number/Teams number.

It depends on where you work in the building and what you are doing.

Just curious: I am currently in a stable role and not in a rush to make a move, I am wondering if the cellphone signal strength is weak in office, I may just deny the interview opportunity if there is no or weak cellphone signal in the building, I want to be respectful of interview time for both sides, if I don't want to work in the building. Staying connected (both internet and phone calls, just in case some urgent calls from family members) is important to me, maybe I shouldn't apply for a position in those secure buildings.