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Is this person a contractor? Otherwise this has nothing to do with Windows and is entirely about the employer not providing equipment.

• PurpleRamen 3y ago
  What if they provided a machine, and the person would still refuse to use windows? This story reads more like the company wants to have a secure screenshot-trail of their workers' activity, and the writer just doesn't want to use the required environment. Classical conflict of interest. Though, still a shitty employer if this is true. Check the results, not the process.
  • stetrain 3y ago
    A company can provide you a computer with software on it. If you refuse to use it according to their policies I don’t think you would have much recourse. Asking users to install spyware on their personal devices is a bit different. In most of the US they could probably still fire you it just seems like a bad way to run a business.
  • NegativeK 3y ago
    There's two different things going on. One a regular employee shouldn't have to bring their own equipment. If they're a regular employee being told to use their own equipment for work, then the employer is being an ass. The other is that the employer wants to spy on its employees. That's gross. Windows has nothing to do with either. But an employee who refuses to use Windows in a Windows only shop (or whatever software) should've figured those details out beforehand to not waste everyone's time. Neither side is wrong for wanting to do things in a specific way.