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Who here uses their own computer for work? If you work for an employer, what's the agreement like that allows you to do that?
by lliamander 6y ago
Who here uses their own computer for work? If you work for an employer, what's the agreement like that allows you to do that?
- jeffbee 6y agoI work remotely at Goldman Sachs and it is 100% BYOD.
- lliamander 6y agoInteresting! Follow up questions: - Are there any constraints or requirements on the kind of device, software installed, etc.? E.g. using a VPN, antivirus. - Do you use a separate work and personal accounts? - laptop or desktop? - how does your employer feel about personal projects? Thanks!
- jeffbee 6y agoAccessing anything at work requires Citrix in to a windows VM that's racked up in a dark datacenter somewhere. What device anyone uses to accomplish this is their own business. No VPN or AV, no MDM or any of that nonsense. I personally use a Pixelbook Go with an external monitor for this purpose. Really anything will do the job.
- lliamander 6y agoAh, so actually development is done on a virtual desktop. Makes sense. Currently, I do most of my work locally on a work issued laptop (and external monitor) with some services offloaded to AWS. I wouldn't mind building a desktop PC for fun, but as I don't really do high-end gaming, I couldn't see justifying the expense unless I was able to do work on it as well. I'd of course have to get employer sign-off, but I'm just trying to figure out what that kind of agreement might look like.
- sosodev 6y agoI use my own computer because my company just doesn't have any rules against it afaik. I just installed a VPN client that's compatible with their server.
- lliamander 6y agoDid they also issue a laptop?
- sosodev 6y agoNo, they asked if I needed one and I declined.
- lliamander 6y agoCool. Sounds like their cool with it then. I'm sure some employers don't mind saving the expense. If you don't mind me asking, what are the specs of your computer, and are they appropriate for your workload or overkill?
- sosodev 6y agoCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Memory: 16GB Storage: Samsung Evo 970 500 GB NVMe SSD OS: Pop!_OS 20.04 Pretty middle of the road specs but it's plenty enough for the web development and light gaming that I do. :)
- lliamander 6y agoIndeed! Faster than almost any laptop for a much better price. Wendell from the Level1techs has said that, for most developers the R5 3600 is all you need. Personally I've been eyeing the 3900X, which is probably overkill, but is such a great bargain that it would be hard to pass up.
- pimeys 6y agoI have a 3950x at home I now mainly use for work. I still have a workstation with 2970wx in the office, but I'm spending only 0-2 days of week there anymore. Haven't used laptops for years to do any programming.