points by cricketsandmops 3 days ago | 0 comments
Being an engineer I am surprised, but for normal staff its very common to not have a personal laptop. The most common request from layoffs or firings in my company has been a request to keep their company laptop
[–] stevekemp 3 days ago
[–] varispeed 3 days ago
You would think that tech job will pay enough to buy a laptop.
[–] yieldcrv 3 days ago
pervasive assumption that the consumer choice is based on ability to make the consumer choice
they're not interested, they view it as a work tool and they always have one as they avoid gaps in their resume
no different than say, a work badge. you can buy an NFC enabled badge from ebay but you never will
[–] rvba 3 days ago
You would think that those in tech jobs are interested in tech and have a full box of various computers.
[–] potatototoo99 3 days ago
I am interested in tech, and have multiple desktop computers. I have a single laptop with a good camera that I-d use for interviewing.
[–] yieldcrv 3 days ago
a lot of people have what they consider to be a healthier separation of their living spaces now
and you don't need all of that to do anything the professional world wants or requires
[–] watwut 3 days ago
If you spend a lot of time in work working on laptop, you might just plain not need one at home. It is not necessary for entertainment, sport, cooking, whatever. You do not need it to learn new things. Plus, some people have desktops or console for gaming.
And if you are coding full time, it is better to not do coding in your free time if you want to maximize learning anyway.
I know the last time I left my job I was given the opportunity to buy an M1 mac with 16Gb of RAM for €100, so of course I did.
(Though I also paid €500 to keep the phone they'd bought for me, which was perhaps not such a good deal, it was convienent and I do like the phone, but I'd have been happy to have a random cheap android phone, I have no specific requirements beyond "small enough to fit inside a sporran"!)