airdvr 210 #1 February 4, 2011 So a cell phone comes to the office today. Company issued. I didn't request it and I don't need it. In fact, I don't want it. In my business I've given out my cell # to customers and had them call me at 10 pm to ask about recessed lighting or ceramic tile. I get the feeling that this is the company's way of saying they expect you to be available to customers after hours. I'm not feeling the love.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyfellows 0 #2 February 4, 2011 Might be one of those Matrix phones. Follow the white rabbit.Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 February 4, 2011 QuoteMight be one of those Matrix phones. Follow the white rabbit. That chick was hotI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #4 February 4, 2011 easy fix, turn it off when you leave work."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 February 4, 2011 Everything about a company issued cell phone sucks. Don't make any calls, send any texts or have any contacts in it you wouldn't make use of in the presence of your boss or have read aloud in a court.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morrison79 0 #6 February 4, 2011 That's the exact reason I leave my company cell on my desk at work! Sorry but once I'm off the clock I don't want to hear or think about work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 February 4, 2011 I love having a company cell phone (BlackBerry). It gives me the freedom to telecommute when I want/need to. It allows me to have a phone number to give people at work that is NOT my personal number. I only use it for work calls/work e-mails. It has an off button that I generally use on weekends/evenings. It allows me to be productive in airports when I'm on work travel. It's all about how you set the expectations. I recall when I started in this job I discussed getting a work mobile with my then-boss. I suggested a BlackBerry and he said "Do you want to be that accessible?" I said I liked the flexibility it would give me with travel, but that I also had no trouble ignoring it. 2 1/2 years later that's still true."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #8 February 4, 2011 Exactly. My incoming calls are already recorded. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #9 February 4, 2011 It's not even a crackberry which I might actually have some use for.. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 February 4, 2011 QuoteEverything about a company issued cell phone sucks. Don't make any calls, send any texts or have any contacts in it you wouldn't make use of in the presence of your boss or have read aloud in a court. Heh, I assume that at all times everything I do is being recorded. Then again, most of the time I'm the one recording it video/audio, but I have to assume that someone else is as well. I welcome the recordings, since it has successfully shown that people I contact are liars and cheats, trying to concoct a story to get someone in trouble.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #11 February 6, 2011 I found out the real reason we were issues cells. There were several salespeople that had their own cells and used them for business and personal reasons. When they left the company they took a couple of clients with them by way of the client calling their cell.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MX304 0 #12 February 7, 2011 Having a company Blackberry / cell phone won't help with that issue. In fact it probably makes it easier. I create a backup of my entire phone and outlook contact lists once a week and upload them to my home computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #13 February 7, 2011 QuoteHaving a company Blackberry / cell phone won't help with that issue. In fact it probably makes it easier. I create a backup of my entire phone and outlook contact lists once a week and upload them to my home computer. It will if the only numbers the client has to contact you are issued by the company. Nothing's foolproof.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MX304 0 #14 February 7, 2011 QuoteQuoteHaving a company Blackberry / cell phone won't help with that issue. In fact it probably makes it easier. I create a backup of my entire phone and outlook contact lists once a week and upload them to my home computer. It will if the only numbers the client has to contact you are issued by the company. Nothing's foolproof. I see your point. All of the clients I would want to take with me have my personal numbers as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
