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I absolutely understand where you’re coming from, but I have a somewhat different perspective in our company. Most people are deskbound and use their provided

I absolutely understand where you’re coming from, but I have a somewhat different perspective in our company. Most people are deskbound and use their provided external monitor via the also provided TB3 dock. So charging is a non issue. With our industry currently being extremely strained (industrial manufacturer in Germany), I think it’s fairly worrying that people spend money on a 2500€ upgrade that’s not justified by any productivity gains, but that’s also approved by the supervisor.

filoleg 4y ago
That's entirely fair, thanks for giving your perspective on this. The part about the industry-specific situation is something I legitimately haven't even considered. That upgrade is indeed a very "nice-to-have", but feels pretty moronic if the company finances are strained. Out of curiosity, did they have any explanation for their reasoning? Is it just due to some accounting magic, where the upgrade budget was allocated a long time ago, and it was more like "use it or lose it" (without a chance to just "save" that upgrade budget money regardless)?