thowawaying

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   by thowawaying 4y ago

   You make a good point, I hadn't considered the legal aspect yet. My contract has an IP clause, and using my personal hardware violates it.
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   by thowawaying 4y ago

   I believe that this would have a negative impact on my reputation, especially given my junior status.
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   by thowawaying 4y ago

   Yeah, I did the entire internship using my own laptop, It was an extremely frustrating year. The laptop was fine for most university projects, but it is hard to keep up with the large scale of the company's projects.
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   by thowawaying 4y ago

   I'm sorry, I should have added that in the post; the company doesn't enforce BYOD. They do provide work machines to its employees. In my case, they offered an even weaker machine than mine. I am unsure of the appropriate way to ra
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   by thowawaying 4y ago

   From what I've seen with colleagues, the company doesn't hesitate on handing out (brand-new!) machines. The company has roughly 30 employees, and we work closely with other departments (design, management, etc.).
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   Ask HN: Are junior developers entitled to work machines?

   15 points by thowawaying 4y ago|42 comments