I was wondering what people on hacker news have to say about people calling on your personal phone for work related matters.
Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
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Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#2I am not in favor of it. Route all remote comms thru slack or zoom or have a virtual phone system.
Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#3I simply don't give out my personal number. In past jobs I have always been given a work cell phone to make and receive work calls. It had the benefit of not being distracted by social media during the working day. For emergencies family had my work number. You can have work/life balance if you make it a priority.
Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#4During hours or if on call and I'm not otherwise responding when I should be? Sure.
Off hours and when I'm not on call? This had better be flipping important to be calling me, like people could lose employment if my specific knowledge is not leveraged in a timely fashion. If it is big enough, I'd let it slide.
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#5Do you guys still use phone numbers? My phone is only for work related matters. Or things that need attention right now like my wife telling me to turn off thr stove.
Most of the time when I get a call, I don't pick it up unless I know who it is. It's a bit like my hotmail email, mostly spam or formal things.
I'm not American, so it may be a little different here.
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#6Work better be paying for my personal phone. Really, don't call me out of work hours unless I'm 'on-call' and even then, it better be a 'work phone.;
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#7I was strongly vocal against it. They want to call me, they're providing me with a separate number/phone and an on call rotation
It helps compartmentalize. If I don't expect escalations this week I turn it off
Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#8Do you guys still use phone numbers? My phone is only for work related matters. Or things that need attention right now like my wife telling me to turn off thr stove. Most of the time when I get a call, I don't pick it up unless I know who it is. It's a bit like my hotmail email, mostly spam or formal things. I'm not American, so it may be a little different here.
Am American. What do you use to chat with relatives? That’s probably my most significant use of voice calling.
Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#9No, unless work pays for it or provides some sort of stipend.
And even then, drastically limit exposure of number to people.
Re: Ask HN: Calling personal phone for work related matters?
#10What happens if your company gets sued and everything on your phone goes to discovery because it might be work related?