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> I don't feel the need to buy another phone just to be able to speak freely

If you aren’t whistleblowing, that’s reasonable.

Companies have every tool available to pursue NDA breachers, trader secret stealers and insider traders on their hands to chase whistleblowers. Phones are cheaper than heavy litigation and the threat of prison time.



Even when a company gives me a phone, I keep my personal.

If you leave a company unexpectedly (which can happen), it's good if you don't give up the ability to be contacted.

I made this mistake in my twenties, and never again.


Good point. When a company gives you a phone, can't you mantain the number when you leave?


Sometimes that isn't possible (unexpected leaving). That's when you'll really value the personal phone. Some companies are dicks about it also, which can be a concern.




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