Generally true - I had a contracting engagement start where they paid me to sit there and "program without a computer" for more than a week while they tried to

Generally true - I had a contracting engagement start where they paid me to sit there and "program without a computer" for more than a week while they tried to get one built. My most recent start however was super-refreshing; Brand new computer with all standard developer software, network connections and accounts setup and waiting for me at the start of day 1. The phone that I never use but was required to get took another week to get setup & configured however...