Do you ever use your own smart phone or tablet for work? It's called BYOD
@RonElFran (1214)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
February 18, 2016 9:54am CST
BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device, and it's a growing trend. Many employees, especially the younger, tech-savvy ones, are so attached to their phones and tablets they don't want to have to be stuck with a stodgy old desktop computer on the job. Plus, they want to be able to work on their own schedule, and not just 9-5. If it fits their schedule to check emails at 11 pm rather than at 1 pm, that's what they want to do.
So, BYOD is something companies have no choice but to plan for. Surveys show that many young employees are using their own devices to access company networks even when that is specifically against company policy. The data security exposures are something companies have to learn to deal with.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Feb 16
My daughter works for a tech company. She carries her own phone, plus a company issued one. I guess that is to avoid security issues.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
18 Feb 16
@pgiblett BYOD definitely requires the company to have a well thought out plan and policy, for both technical and legal aspects.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
18 Feb 16
@JamesHxstatic Most employees don't like the two-phone solution. It's just too much trouble. I wonder how long it will last at your daughter's company.
@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
18 Feb 16
I have to say yes I select my own device, yet I am the person who selects what will get used. The last permanent (huh they word was not very appropriate) job I had did not allow BYOD, their main reason for opposition was security - Blackberry security was top-notch, which could not be said for Apple at the time (this was pre-Android days).
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
18 Feb 16
I think at this stage companies don't really have the option of no BYOD. Employees are finding ways to connect, whether the company likes it or not. So employers must learn to live with it.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
18 Feb 16
@RonElFran That is so true and it is better that than force people to use technologies they do not like.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Feb 16
Before I retired I always used my desktop computer at home to log into the company network in the evenings and weekends. I even took my laptop on holiday so that I could log in and keep up to date with internal emails. This was all above board because I checked with our IT department for permission prior to creating a VPN.
I also used my own mobile phone for work related calls during the day. They offered me a company mobile, but I declined because I did not want to carry two mobiles around.
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
18 Feb 16
Well seeing as I dont work at this time, no I dont. But yes, I can see how that would be a no no.
The tech savvy like their own devices though and it is good that there is BYOD.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
18 Feb 16
BYOD is unavoidable at this point, but there are plenty of security and legal issues to be worked out.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
18 Feb 16
@RonElFran Oh I see Ronald..I thought you meant some places have that..it is quite humorous BYOD lolz
@JudyEv (381925)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 16
The whole way offices and businesses work is changing isn't it? I know some execs that can virtually operate their whole business from their phone.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
19 Feb 16
I don't have a smart phone so I don't use one. It sounds like a real big problem. I wonder what company will do to stop it from happening.
