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Sorry Doug how did you get so brain washed its the employers responsibility to provide this, you know they should be inspecting your home for H&S And when I wo

Sorry Doug how did you get so brain washed its the employers responsibility to provide this, you know they should be inspecting your home for H&S And when I worked in high end rnd if we brought kit on behalf of a client to use on their projects we charged them AND A 25% MANAGMENT FEE. The company is not your friend as people often say on here but buying equipment for them is OK FFS

BlargMcLarg 5y ago
Which also comes with all the hubbub which was already mentioned before. Freedom of choice comes with the burden of payment. Here's an idea: instead of expecting the employer to provide more than a basic level of ergonomics and potentially having to go through all the bureaucratic and mental hoops, both on receiving and on returning, we just.. pay the employees more money so they can decide for themselves. Why you're putting this in the frame of "employer is not your friend" is beyond me, no one was framing it that way to begin with. If anything, it is because we can't expect employers to deliver beyond a basic level and introducing all these rules to make it harder, that it makes more sense to bite the bullet up front and be in control.
dougmwne 5y ago
I get the idea you are in the UK and I think that accounts for a significant difference. In the US, employers have very little legal or ethical obligation to their employees. Decades of pro-business lobbying have basically solidified our status as an exploitable resource that companies can use up and dispose of "at will". An employee lives and dies by their share of political capital. I could use my political capital to try to get home office equipment, but the $500 I might have been able to expense is really not worth it in comparison to other perks I might be able to "purchase" with my political capital instead. These asks need to be carefully considered. A team mate asked for an ergonomic chair and was denied. I have asked for far more valuable things and been allowed.
- Mauricebranagh 5y ago
  Given the ligations nature of the US I bet some layers will be taking class action for RSI etc due to home working in the next year to 18 months

BlargMcLarg 5y ago

Which also comes with all the hubbub which was already mentioned before. Freedom of choice comes with the burden of payment. Here's an idea: instead of expecting the employer to provide more than a basic level of ergonomics and potentially having to go through all the bureaucratic and mental hoops, both on receiving and on returning, we just.. pay the employees more money so they can decide for themselves. Why you're putting this in the frame of "employer is not your friend" is beyond me, no one was framing it that way to begin with. If anything, it is because we can't expect employers to deliver beyond a basic level and introducing all these rules to make it harder, that it makes more sense to bite the bullet up front and be in control.

dougmwne 5y ago

I get the idea you are in the UK and I think that accounts for a significant difference. In the US, employers have very little legal or ethical obligation to their employees. Decades of pro-business lobbying have basically solidified our status as an exploitable resource that companies can use up and dispose of "at will". An employee lives and dies by their share of political capital. I could use my political capital to try to get home office equipment, but the $500 I might have been able to expense is really not worth it in comparison to other perks I might be able to "purchase" with my political capital instead. These asks need to be carefully considered. A team mate asked for an ergonomic chair and was denied. I have asked for far more valuable things and been allowed.

Mauricebranagh 5y ago
Given the ligations nature of the US I bet some layers will be taking class action for RSI etc due to home working in the next year to 18 months