Even if I did have one. It is mine not theirs they don't get dictate how it is used. Buy me a Chromebook at the least.

Companies treated workers/employees like a commodity for decades. Then when they start acting like a commodity employers were surprised. Those days are gone.

I have a work laptop, used strictly for work and supplied by my employer. I am not allowed to use personal devices anything work.

I have my personal phone and iPad. I don’t do much personal computing and don’t see the need to have a personal computer. I last was due for a new one in 2013 and instead got an iPad Pro with a keyboard.

A lot of people use their phones for everything these days.

I have a work laptop and no home computer.

Anonymous wrote:Neither my husband nor I have a personal home computer. And we both work in the software/tech industry. We are just so used to using our work laptops, never had the need to buy one.

How does your husband look at porn? On his work computer?

she just doesn't want to work

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have a computer at home. Why would I need one? I have my smartphone and I have an iPad Pro. Everything I need to accomplish in my personal life can be accomplished using those two devices.

I mean, technically I have my old laptop from college in a closet somewhere, but it's at least 8 years old.

The better question is, what kind of rinky-dink employer would think employees should supply their own devices for work?

That's a huge security no-no.

Because it's 10 million times easier and more efficient to answer emails and process work orders on a laptop than it is on a phone.

You ever been in a doctor's office? What do the admins use? A phone or a computer?

Also, since you haven't had a laptop for 8 years, I presume you are either unemployed or employed by a 'rinky dink' employer. Which is it?

I don’t understand what work orders you’re processing in your personal life.

We are talking about working from home. Try and keep up.

We actually aren’t? If you read a little closer, the person above is saying the employer should provide a computer if they want someone to work from home. They should not be expected to use a personal device for work.

You don't get it. PP isn't processing work orders in their personal life. They are doing it in their professional life, on their personal computer, in their home.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this person young?! Does everything on their phone? I don't get it. You gotta have your own computer. I will not do any personal things like banking or research on my DOD government machine it's unprofessional and irresponsible to not have your own computer in 2024.

Can you imagine looking up some weird rash or side effects from medication, now it’s part of the federal records (unlikely unless lawsuit but still).

That's not how it works.

If you clear your history, cookies, and cache each time you close the browser, the computer is essentially clean. There is no record of what you used it for unless there is a keystroke logging program installed or you downloaded things. Your internet provider, however, could supply your search history, but only then if you aren't running everything on an encrypted VPN. And even then it would require a warrant. Having an itchy rash isn't reasonable cause.

NP but no. You actually can't clear your browsing history(at my large Department). IT can pull them up at any time, but yes they aren't saved forever. I've seen them pulled up in disciplinary cases. We do not have a keystroke logging program.

NP. IT is pulling it from the network, not the laptop. I work in IT.

If you read a little closer, the person above is saying the employer should provide a computer if they want someone to work from home. They should not be expected to use a personal device for work.

I don't think that anyone here disagrees with that.

(I do use my home computers for work, with my employer's permission, but that is mostly a matter of convenience. If I wanted or needed a work machine, it would be provided. I don't normally work at home, anyway.)

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Anonymous wrote:Is this person young?! Does everything on their phone? I don't get it. You gotta have your own computer. I will not do any personal things like banking or research on my DOD government machine it's unprofessional and irresponsible to not have your own computer in 2024.

Can you imagine looking up some weird rash or side effects from medication, now it’s part of the federal records (unlikely unless lawsuit but still).

That's not how it works.

If you clear your history, cookies, and cache each time you close the browser, the computer is essentially clean. There is no record of what you used it for unless there is a keystroke logging program installed or you downloaded things. Your internet provider, however, could supply your search history, but only then if you aren't running everything on an encrypted VPN. And even then it would require a warrant. Having an itchy rash isn't reasonable cause.

NP but no. You actually can't clear your browsing history(at my large Department). IT can pull them up at any time, but yes they aren't saved forever. I've seen them pulled up in disciplinary cases. We do not have a keystroke logging program.

I can't tell if you're being snarky or don't actually understand what I'm saying, but what you describe is different. Your university may have restricted its laptops to not be able to have history deleted. They likley restrict what browser you can use and whether you can download things or have admin access to the machine.

But, simply stated- a computer keeps no permanent record of what browsing was done on it. If you clear the browser after each use an investigatory effort would focus on the internet provider at that point, not the machine.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have a computer at home. Why would I need one? I have my smartphone and I have an iPad Pro. Everything I need to accomplish in my personal life can be accomplished using those two devices.

I mean, technically I have my old laptop from college in a closet somewhere, but it's at least 8 years old.

The better question is, what kind of rinky-dink employer would think employees should supply their own devices for work?

That's a huge security no-no.

Because it's 10 million times easier and more efficient to answer emails and process work orders on a laptop than it is on a phone.

You ever been in a doctor's office? What do the admins use? A phone or a computer?

Also, since you haven't had a laptop for 8 years, I presume you are either unemployed or employed by a 'rinky dink' employer. Which is it?

I don’t understand what work orders you’re processing in your personal life.

We are talking about working from home. Try and keep up.

We actually aren’t? If you read a little closer, the person above is saying the employer should provide a computer if they want someone to work from home. They should not be expected to use a personal device for work.

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Anonymous wrote:People under 40 use their phones and iPads and work machines.

They don't need a laptop or desktop for personal life.

Women, that is. Men need their "gaming rigs".

I don't know any men who play video games after college.

There are plenty. DH got hooked on Fortnite after he started playing with the kids. Before that he was a World of Warcraft guy.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this person young?! Does everything on their phone? I don't get it. You gotta have your own computer. I will not do any personal things like banking or research on my DOD government machine it's unprofessional and irresponsible to not have your own computer in 2024.

Can you imagine looking up some weird rash or side effects from medication, now it’s part of the federal records (unlikely unless lawsuit but still).

That's not how it works.

If you clear your history, cookies, and cache each time you close the browser, the computer is essentially clean. There is no record of what you used it for unless there is a keystroke logging program installed or you downloaded things. Your internet provider, however, could supply your search history, but only then if you aren't running everything on an encrypted VPN. And even then it would require a warrant. Having an itchy rash isn't reasonable cause.

NP but no. You actually can't clear your browsing history(at my large Department). IT can pull them up at any time, but yes they aren't saved forever. I've seen them pulled up in disciplinary cases. We do not have a keystroke logging program.

I 1000% need a personal laptop at home or something with a HUGE screen and multiple screens at that. First, it's so much easier to see and type on a keyboard. I use spreadsheets for all sorts of personal things. I coach my kid's youth sports teams for example so I use spreadsheets for schedules, etc. Banking. I don't do banking on my phone. I actually ask people not to text me links to a website because then I need to forward it to my email so I can open it up on my computer. Anyway, I may be old school, but I need big screens.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have a computer at home. Why would I need one? I have my smartphone and I have an iPad Pro. Everything I need to accomplish in my personal life can be accomplished using those two devices.

I mean, technically I have my old laptop from college in a closet somewhere, but it's at least 8 years old.

The better question is, what kind of rinky-dink employer would think employees should supply their own devices for work?

That's a huge security no-no.

Because it's 10 million times easier and more efficient to answer emails and process work orders on a laptop than it is on a phone.

You ever been in a doctor's office? What do the admins use? A phone or a computer?

Also, since you haven't had a laptop for 8 years, I presume you are either unemployed or employed by a 'rinky dink' employer. Which is it?

I don’t understand what work orders you’re processing in your personal life.

We are talking about working from home. Try and keep up.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this person young?! Does everything on their phone? I don't get it. You gotta have your own computer. I will not do any personal things like banking or research on my DOD government machine it's unprofessional and irresponsible to not have your own computer in 2024.

Can you imagine looking up some weird rash or side effects from medication, now it’s part of the federal records (unlikely unless lawsuit but still).

That's not how it works.

If you clear your history, cookies, and cache each time you close the browser, the computer is essentially clean. There is no record of what you used it for unless there is a keystroke logging program installed or you downloaded things. Your internet provider, however, could supply your search history, but only then if you aren't running everything on an encrypted VPN. And even then it would require a warrant. Having an itchy rash isn't reasonable cause.