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Well, you should send this ‘yeah, I can bring my personal laptop while my machine gets set up - when will my company issued device be available?’ Oh and yeah, bring a comically old laptop running an obscure Linux distro. DSL would be best.
I agree with this. Gotta bring Red Star linux for maximum comedic effect given the regulated nature of the job.
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I agree with this. Gotta bring Red Star linux for maximum comedic effect given the regulated nature of the job.
fyi Amazon has toy laptops for kids for pretty cheap....
PS: I like using your app!
As a counterpoint to all the negative comments here, it’s entirely possible the CTO knows it’s gonna take x time to get your company laptop, which precisely because it’s a regulated industry might mean days/weeks of you waiting around with nothing to do In that situation it makes sense for you to bring a personal laptop which you can use to access non confidential stuff, you might not write any code in it and might j…
I like this take. And I have been in that position before, get my self familiarized with whatever frameworks they are using. But actual code, that's gonna need a work issued machine. They had over a week now since I accepted the offer and they have an MSP, so it's a bit odd for it to take that long.
As a counterpoint to all the negative comments here, it’s entirely possible the CTO knows it’s gonna take x time to get your company laptop, which precisely because it’s a regulated industry might mean days/weeks of you waiting around with nothing to do In that situation it makes sense for you to bring a personal laptop which you can use to access non confidential stuff, you might not write any code in it and might j…
1. did not communicate that X timeline in advance 2. did not pre-order when they offered the offer letter or when OP signed the letter
Buy a new laptop. I didn’t get a work laptop when I was at a mega corp and the pay was absurdly good. I ended up remote desktoping into a secured pc anyway. Don’t put your personal stuff on the laptop for any reason. If money is a concern buy a laptop from Costco. 90 day return policy in case the first check bounces or something.
If the pay was absurdly good, I will gladly do whatever is needed. But it's not.
Your options are still.
Show up on your first day with a laptop.
Show up on your first day without a laptop.
My suggestion stands.
Odds are you can get your job done with a 500$ laptop if push comes to shove.
Now of course you can show up without a laptop and get into a nasty argument about them needing to provide you equipment. You’d be right, but they’d have the option to fire you on the spot. Even if this isn’t technically legal, you don’t have much recourse.
It’s up to you.
Everyone else here is going to keep downvoting me, and not a single one of them will help you find a new job.
Fun fact: When you're new employer makes you read a bunch policy, or watch videos about them, it's called indoctrination. It literally means learning, but outside of business context it has a much harsher connotation.