Originally Posted by
Timber_8
Well not really, I give people $40 bucks a month toward their phone bill and supply a phone of their choice and it belongs to them forever but even if I wanted the phone back all that information is on the symcard. The phone is in the employees name and it is there account. I am paying $40 a month toward their phone bill regardless of what they want for service. If they do not want to do that then don't work for me. It is a job requirement and part of the deal you make with me on hire. Most people all ready have cell phones so it is usually a bonus for people. I think it is a pretty fair deal but if I call you it is for a reason so you better answer the phone. The people that I require to have Blackberry or smart phone accounts Get almost another $100 a month and again it is their smart phone.
That works if it's just a phone. If it is smart phone that has access to company servers and information that people have signed releases in order to give us, that is another issue entirely.
I'm sure that when you call it's for a reason. There are also reasons to turn a phone off. There are times when you really need to be completely there for whomever you are with. Taking a phone call at those times would be essentially saying that your job is more important. That's not a formula for long term happiness. Employers should understand that.