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The company I used to work for required that you give them backdoor access to your cell phone if you wanted to check your work email from it. This gave them th
by PixelB 11y ago
The company I used to work for required that you give them backdoor access to your cell phone if you wanted to check your work email from it. This gave them the ability to factory reset your phone remotely, as well as change your pin/unlock, along with who knows what else. I refused and was terminated.
- jonathankoren 11y agoI've seen that same phone policy before. I simply never paired my phone with the secure wlan, and it was fine. No email, but whatev'. I wanted Twitter.
- rfrey 11y agoYou lost your job over the ability to check work email from a personal device?
- PixelB 11y agoI lost my job because of "noncompliance" to their demands that they have complete access to my personal phone.
- jessaustin 11y agoWe're confused because above it seemed as if your other choice would have been just not checking your work email with your personal phone. That doesn't seem as if it would have been a hardship.
- PixelB 11y agoManagement required that you send a group email if you were going to arrive late to work. So when I'm stuck in traffic because of an accident how do I email them? Before you ask, they said no text messages were not acceptable.. their requirements were if you had any issues that you had to send an email.
- bigmofo 11y agoIf they require one to send an email outside of the company network, then should supply the equipment. I would never give my employer control of any personal device. If they don't give employee equipment to send the email on, then I don't see how they can reasonably require one to send an email. What happens if one does not have a smart phone? Do they require one to purchase one? Also, if one is stuck in traffic one most definitely should not be sending email or a text message because that is dangerous to you and others on the road; it also gives the impression that the company does not care about the safety of people. If I could not call my boss (or coworker) when I hit bad traffic and have said person send the email for me, I think that there is something wrong with the company or group. What exactly is the problem? Do they think your boss or co-worker are lying? Anyway, sounds like a company that I would leave and save them the trouble of firing me.
- manyxcxi 11y agoCouldn't you just send an email from your personal email address? I mean, I've heard horror stories about retarded company policies and managers who just don't get it, but as a manager and employer myself I find it really hard to believe that you were let go simply because you didn't have your work account in your phone. Even if that was the final reason they gave, it sure sounds like there is a lot more to the story. If I had the most average of developers on my team that caused me no grief and seemed to get on well enough with those around him/her, I can't fathom just letting them go like that. However, if we'd had a history of issues, the work was pretty dreadful, and/or the attitude was pretty piss poor, I could see where I'd just raise up my hands and say, "F* it, this person isn't worth the grief." Either way, assuming you've since landed on your feet it sounds like you're better off not being there- I couldn't stand working for a company that micromanaged me like that.
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