I'll add that if you're doing work on managed hardware, you really want IT to be your friends, and this is not a good way to accomplish that. Certainly talk to

I'll add that if you're doing work on managed hardware, you really want IT to be your friends, and this is not a good way to accomplish that. Certainly talk to them too about the impact the device policy is having on you, but don't treat them as the source of your problems, treat them as colleagues who are themselves under various regulatory/policy restrictions and who may be able to help you.