Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:02AM EDT
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If you've been buying your own gadgets to increase your productivity on the
road, you're not alone. A recent study by In-Stat discovered that nearly 40
percent of the professionals surveyed admitted to buying their own work laptop,
and it's likely that countless others have used their personal PDAs, GPS, cameras,
and even cell phones for work-related projects because most companies aren't
willing to buy them one.
Apparently, some employers feel electronics are too expensive and aren't convinced that gadgets boost productivity. However, one In-Stat tech analyst says these companies are being "penny wise but pound foolish" because electronics do add value and cost less than an employee's time.
I'm going to have to agree with In-Stat here. Some of these companies should get with the times and realize that we are a fast-paced society that depends on technology to get our work done. Ok, so maybe we dont' all need a GPS or digital camera for work, but those that could actually get a significant productivity boost should get one.
In this day and age, all companies should at least issue a laptop and a smartphone to mobile workers. And if they're not willing to pay the cell phone bill, the least they can do is offer to split the bill. These are hard times folks, and the last thing workers need to worry about is not having the right tools to get the job done.
Some employees buy own laptops, phones for work (USA Today)
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Speaking from an IT point of view, companies that do not supply their workers with useful technology, are inviting a security and possibly a support nightmare. As users buy their own devices and use them for work, they will contain work data. Seeing as everyone will get their own devices, over time, the company will end up with a combination of devices that are impossible to support and impossible to control and secure data on as there will be no standardization on how to secure or integrate these devices within the organization.
I teach math at he university here. I paid $150 for the calculator I use in class, but the university buys me the whiteboard markers.
Many of us worker bee's have had to purchase this stuff for years. It does help us daily . I wounder if the CEO's have too as well mmmmm .
Right on!!! It is a tech world. And we are doomed without being on top of it. That's the world today in a nutsheck stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime. Maybe it always was, but I thought we'd been out of the trees long enough now to make the leap to the next step, IE; caring about each other. Sound corny? Consider the alternative.
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1 Posted by mrbonymon on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:39AM EDT Report Abuse
How can one get this cell phone delivered or mode of payment to me.I live in Asaba in Delta state Nigeria.i also work with state govt. p.m b.5016 and my cell nos are.08055384186.and my names are Odiakose Boniface.M.