Walmart is giving its employees cell phones as WF takes them away. Hmmmm - where is the better place to work?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/03/business/walmart-employees-samsung-phone/index.html
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For women it is not that big of a deal as so many have purses to place that extra phone. Men don't need an additional phone jammed in their pockets. That said, the tracking is an invasion of one's privacy. If ever told to carry a WF issued cell phone it will stay with the laptop I take home. It will not go with me on my personal errands and in my personal everyday doings.
@2vhz+1biJpV8 not sure what you're seeing, but when I followed the poster's link, it shows what Airwatch can see on a device, even if a container is being used. You may want to get your grandkid to show you how to use the inter tubes.
india gets cellphones, we get layoffs.
this is the new normal.
ceo needs expense cuts to enrich stonk options and share buybacks.
This is the new normal.
Oops
https://news.trust.org/item/20210611224957-epkgo
@xql+1biJpV8k drink the koolaid.
I'm less worried about WF proper misusing its access to my private device and more worried about the tool being possibly hacked by an outsider or a WF tech misusing his/her privileges.
Among other things, I fear BYOD because the company might try to assert its right to confiscate your personal phone/laptop in the event of a lawsuit.
I can't wait until there's a Jabber/datacenter outage and all of our VOIP phones stop working.
@sgn That would be relevant if WF actually used that specific software. We don't.
I suggest you search the intranet for FAQ's regarding BYOD and educate yourself. There's one particular PDF that clearly states what WF does not track as a matter of standard practice. It's item #10 on that document.
This is completely irrelevant if you don't need access to the network/email from your cell phone. If you don't need to do that (I sure don't) then it's simple. DON'T INSTALL THE APP!
At this point you're just looking for things to complain about.
So, no to company cell phones because they can potentially track you, but YES to using your home internet to log on as you work from home. Ok, just checking.
I don't want company anything on my personal device, but that aside the bigger issue is that I don't answer my personal phone unless it's my spouse, and a work phone I HAVE to answer. So yeah, I'm not mixing those two things.
Walmart will be tracking employees with those phones.
Most of the people getting a Walmart phone will still need government assistance because Walmart doesn't pay well.
Unless you're a Walton.
Look up " dead peasant" insurance and Walmart sometime before you praise the Walton family.
It's weird how people get so attached to corporate cell phones. My manager has a valid use case since oftentimes he'll be asked to be on multiple calls at once, and a second cell is useful for that. I've been in that situation once or twice, but honestly, it's impossible to pay attention to two calls.
My corporate cell phone only leaves my desk when I'm on call, so "tracking" me isn't really a risk. Plus, why would WF want to track thousands of cell phones? Sure, they may log it, but like chat logs, they probably only use it when they need it.
I also don't get the fear of BYOD. Yes, if you want access to email/intranet/etc you need to install an app. You can control what it gets access to, acting like it's some super-sekrit spy software is simply overblown paranoia. It's a container app to protect access to the network, not to datamine your phone.
My manager has a company cell. She never answers it.
And Ol Chainsaw bitched and complained when he was issued a company phone because he wanted to use his personal phone for business, and the John’s Hopkins graduate saw no “risk” in his whiny demands.
He sucks.
Daley meanwhile prolly uses his phone to watch PornHub videos.
My employer tracking me is the least concerning kind of tracking I can think of.
Company cell is great, burn it's battery for nav instead of your own phone!
Who in their right mind wants a company cell phone unless you like the idea of being tracked and monitored. Better off without them IMO.
I'm sure WalMart is hiring.